Cantrell v. Crane
Cantrell v. Crane
Opinion of the Court
According to appellant’s abstract of the record, the condition of this case is as follows: Action
Appellant’s contention here is that Justice Sutton, before whom the suit- was begun, made no order changing the venue from his court to that of Justice Harmon and for that reason neither Justice Harmon nor the circuit court acquired jurisdiction to try the case.
Respondent has filed an additional abstract of the record from which it appears that Justice Sutton did make an order changing the venue from his court to that of Justice Harmon. By this the objection to the jurisdiction of the court made by appellant is disposed of on the facts against appellant and it becomes unnecessary to pass on the legal question that would have arisen had there been no order granting a change of venue as claimed by appellant.
What gave rise to the apparent omission of the justice to make an order granting a change of venue is the fact that two cases between the same parties were-pending before him at the same time and an affidavit for change of venue in each case was filed by defendant at the same time and passed on by the justice at the same time and the transcript of the justice in both cases was made - on the same sheet of paper but a separate order granting a change of venue was made in each case. When the papers reached Justice Harmon, the paper containing the transcript in both cases was filed with the papers in the other case. Both cases
Thé fact that the transcript of Justice Sutton in two cases was made on one sheet of paper and that paper attached to the files in another case did not destroy the force of the order made in this case nor prevent it becoming a part of the record in this case. Judgment affirmed.
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