Supreme Court of Oklahoma, 1920

Whitaker v. Wilkinson

Whitaker v. Wilkinson
Supreme Court of Oklahoma · Decided November 16, 1920 · Johnson
193 P. 735; 80 Okla. 21; 1920 OK 345; 1920 Okla. LEXIS 131

Whitaker v. Wilkinson

Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, J.

Motion is made to dismiss because the case-made was not served on the .defendant in error within the time extended by the court for service and settlement of the case-made. It appears that the time granted for making and serving case-made expired on July 5, 1920. On the following day, July 6, 1920, the court attempted to grant an additional 60' days’ time. This it was without jurisdiction to do.

vfhen the time fixed for making and six'-.', ing a case-made is allowed to elapse, an order subsequently made by the trial court extending the time for making and serving case-made is void, and the case-made served by virtue of such order of extension is a nullity and confers no jurisdiction upon this court. Walker v. Reginald, 51 Okla. 10, 151 Pac. 680; Bray v. Bray, 25 Okla. 71, 105 Pac. 200, and cases cited therein.

The motion to dismiss' is therefore sustained.

All the Justices concur.

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