Wilson v. Town of Handsboro

Mississippi Supreme Court
Wilson v. Town of Handsboro, 96 Miss. 376 (Miss. 1909)
Mayes

Wilson v. Town of Handsboro

Opinion of the Court

Mayes, J.,

delivered tbe opinion of tbe court.'

Tbe question of whether or not tbe court bad tbe power to correct a former judgment overruling tbe demurrer, and in *377lien thereof enter a judgment sustaining same, is in no way involved in this appeal. The action of the court on that question is not brought in review by the appeal, since no appeal was ever prosecuted therefrom. The judgment appealed from is the judgment dismissing the case, with a writ of procedendo to the mayor’s court. Before the court had the power to dismiss, and order the writ of procedendo to issue, it was necessary that appellant be called and given an opportunity to defend. The record nowhere shows that this was done. So far .as the record shows, it appears that the court, without calling appellant’s case for trial, dismissed the appeal, and issued a writ of procedendo to the court below, and in doing this we .think the court erred. Reversed and remanded.

Reference

Full Case Name
Gregory E. Wilson v. Town of Handsboro
Cited By
6 cases
Status
Published
Syllabus
1. Circuit Court Practice. Appeal from 'municipal court. Dismissal and writ of procedendo. Opportunity to defend. Where a defendant was convicted in a municipal court of the violation of an ordinance and appealed to the circuit court, it will be error to dismiss the appeal and award a writ of procedendo, without having the defendant called and given opportunity to defend. 2. Supreme Court Practice. Appeal from a dismissal. What brought into review. An appeal to the supreme court from the judgment of a circuit court, dismissing an appeal from a municipal court and awarding a writ of procedendo, does not bring into review a previous judgment overruling a demurrer to the affidavit upon which the prosecution was based.