Supreme Court of Oklahoma, 1912

Lidecker Tool Co. v. Coghill, Constable

Lidecker Tool Co. v. Coghill, Constable
Supreme Court of Oklahoma · Decided December 3, 1912 · Williams
128 P. 680; 35 Okla. 134; 1912 OK 808; 1912 Okla. LEXIS 525

Lidecker Tool Co. v. Coghill, Constable

Opinion of the Court

WILLIAMS, J.

On January. 11, 1911, the motion for a new trial was overruled by John Q. Adams, the judge pro tempore, who tried the cause in the lower court. At that time the plaintiff *135 in error (plaintiff below) was granted an extension of 60 days in which to prepare and serve a case-made. On March 3, 1911, the said John Q. Adams,'as judge pro tempore, again extended the time for 60 days in which to prepare and serve a case-made. The case-made was served on May B, 1911, and settled by the said John Q. Adams, the special judge, on May 22, 1911.

It is settled that a special judge, or judge pro tempore, after he has ceased to sit as a judge, has no power to extend the time to serve a case-made, and “where he attempts to do so his act is a nullity.” Murphey v. Favors, 31 Okla. 162, 120 Pac. 641; Casner v. Wooley, 28 Okla. 424, 114 Pac. 700; Horner v. Goltry & Sons, 23 Okla. 905, 101 Pac. 1111; City of Shawnee v. Farrell, 22 Okla. 652, 98 Pac. 942.

The proceeding in error is therefore dismissed.

All the Justices concur.

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