— This is an action on a fire insurance policy to recover damages sustained by the burning of the insured property, a dwelling. We are of the opinion that the record is not in a condition for the appel*90lant’s exceptions to be reviewed. The record proper, on which the judgment for respondent rests, exhibits no defect to invalidate the judgment. The case is here on a short transcript and the abstract furnished by the appellant does not show, other than by recitals in the bill of exceptions, the filing of either a motion for new trial or of the bill itself. But on turning to the transcript we see that the appellant was granted leave to file a bill of exceptions on or before February 8,1904. The recital in the bill shows it was filed February 18, 1904, or ten days too late. So if we could be governed by what the bill states, as we cannot be, we should have to hold it was filed out of time. There are other grave omissions from the record proper.

The judgment is affirmed.

— In their motion for a rehearing appellant’s counsel express surprise that the appeal was dismissed on account of the condition of the record, and suggest that the date of the filing of the bill of exceptions, as given in the abstract, is a misprint. That is only one of several fatal defects in the abstract. It does not show by any entry in the record proper, that a motion for new trial was filed, and this omission would prevent consideration of the appeal on the merits. [Storage Co. v. Glasner, 150 Mo. 426.] Respondent’s loss occurred in August, 1902, and this appeal was taken in August, 1903. For one reason or another the appeal has been pending in this court, and the Supreme Court ever since. The attention of appellant’s counsel was directly called to the defects in the abstract of record by the brief of respondent, filed May 4, 1905; yet no effort to correct the record was made until an adverse decision had been given. It would be unjust to the respondent to set aside the judgment now, in order for appellant to cure defects which it had months of time to cure prior to the submission of the case. The motion for rehearing is overruled.