Rogers v. Herbst
Rogers v. Herbst
Opinion of the Court
OPINION OP THE COURT.
Appellee recovered a judgment in the district court of Chaves county for damages upon an injunction bond against James B. Herbst, as principal, and Robert Kellahin and J. G. Reese, as sureties. A jury having been waived, the cause was submitted to the court, and upon the evidence a judgment ivas rendered in favor of appellee, Rogers, against the parties named jointly and severalty, in the sum of $300. From this judgment, an appeal was prayed by the three parties named, and the trial court was asked to fix the amount of the supersedeas bond. The appeal was allowed, and the amount of the bond fixed at $500. As the judgment was for a fixed amount, the amount of the supersedeas bond to be given is fixed by statute (section 17, chapter 43, Laws 1917) in double the amount of the judgment. A purported supersedeas bond was given by Herbst only, and it was so conditioned that the sureties undertook and agreed to pay only such judgment and costs as might be rendered against him.
For this reason, the motion to dismiss the appeal as to all three of the appellants will be denied. The motion to dismiss the appeal as to Kellahin and Reese must, however, be granted. They have complied with neither section of the statute, and it has been uniformly held by this court that, where neither a cost nor supersedeas bond is given, the appeal will be dismissed.
For the reasons stated, the motion to dismiss the appeal as to ITerbst will be denied; the motion to dismiss the appeal as to Kellahin and Reese will be granted; and it is so ordered.
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- SYLLABUS BY THE COURT. 1. A supersedeas bond, where the amount of the judgment is for a fixed sum under the provisions of the statute, must be in double the amount of such judgment, and a bond for a less sum does not have the effect of superseding the judgment. P. 410 2. A bond conditioned as a supersedeas bond may be sufficient as a cost bond, where, by the terms of such bond, there is an undertaking- to pay all costs that may be adjudged against the appellant in the Supreme Court. P. 410 3. Where an appeal is taken by all the parties against whom a joint and several judgment is rendered, and but one of the appellants files a cost or supersedas bond, the remaining- appellants will not be permitted to' join in such cost or supersedeas bond, or file a new bond after the time limited by statute for the giving of such bonds', and the appeal as to the defaulting appellant will, on motion, be dismissed. P. 410