New Orleans & N. E. R. v. Catts
New Orleans & N. E. R. v. Catts
Opinion of the Court
delivered the opinion of the court.
The only question of interest presented by this motion is whether, under section 797 (a), chapter 111, Laws 1910, a person desiring to appeal is required to file with the clerk of the court a copy of the notice served on the stenographer “within thirty days of the adjournment of court.” The statute in question provides that notice in writing shall be given and served on the stenographer within the thirty days, and also provides:
“In either case the attorney making the request shall file with the clerk of the court a copy of the notice with a statement as to how the notice was served.”
The record in this case shows that appellant did “notify the stenographer in writing within thirty days of the adjournment of court of the fact that a copy of the notes” was desired, but a copy of this notice was not filed with the clerk until long after the expiration of the thirty days. The statute does not, in express terms,' limit the time in which “a copy of the notice with a statement as to how the notice was served” shall be filed with the clerk, and the filing beyond thirty days of the adjournment of court is sufficient. The statute gives the appellant, in any case, until midnight of the thirtieth' day to serve the notice on the stenographer, and in fil
The motion is therefore overruled.
Concurring Opinion
(concurring).
I do not think the provision of the statute here in question is one which calls for the application of any rule of construction, it being plain, unambiguous, and easily understood; and, in my judgment, that it does not require the notice served on the stenographer to be filed with the clerk “within thirty days of the adjournment of court” is not open to even the suggestion of a doubt.
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- Appeal and Error. Notice to stenographer. Time of filing. Under chapter 111, Laws 1910, amending Code 1906, section 797 “a,” providing, that in all cases in which the evidence is noted by -the official stenographer, any person desiring an appeal shall notify the stenographer in writing within thirty days of the adjournment of court of the fact that a copy of the notes is desired, and further'providing for the filing with the clerk, a copy of the notice to the stenographer with a statement of how the notice was served. The notice to the stenographer must be served by twelve o’clock at night of the thirtieth day, but the copy of the notice and the statement as to how the notice was served need not be filed with the clerk until afterwards.