Supreme Court of Oklahoma, 1912

Duffield v. Ingraham

Duffield v. Ingraham
Supreme Court of Oklahoma · Decided November 16, 1912 · Dunn, Yes, Kane, Turner, Williams
128 P. 111; 35 Okla. 11; 1912 OK 704; 1912 Okla. LEXIS 502

Duffield v. Ingraham

Opinion of the Court

DUNN, J.

This case presents error from the county court of Pawnee county. Subsequent to the denial of the motion for new trial, November 3, 1909, and during the time for service of the case-made, Judge PI. T. Conley, the trial judge, died. Thereafter the case-made was settled by County Judge N. E. Mc-Neill' and filed in this court. After the rendition of the case of J. W. Ripey & Son v. Art Wall Paper Mill Co., 27 Okla. 600, 112 Pac. 1119, decided on the 16th day of 'November, 19Í0, and invoking the rule therein laid down, counsel for plaintiff in error presented evidence showing the death of the trial judge on February 2-6, 1910. Under the authority of the above case, there *12 fore, the cause will be remanded to the trial court, with instructions to set aside the judgment heretofore rendered.and grant plaintiff in error a new trial.

PIA YES and KANE, JJ., concur; TURNER, C. J., and WILLIAMS, J., absent, and not participating.

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