Shelley v. Southwick
Texas Supreme Court
Shelley v. Southwick, 31 Tex. 125 (Tex. 1868)
Morrill
Shelley v. Southwick
Opinion of the Court
—The petition for the writ of error states that the judgment was rendered on the 21st September, I860.'
The statute [Paschal’s Dig., Art. 4616] requires all writs of error to be prosecuted within two years from the time of judgment.
The motion of defendant in error to strike the case from the docket at costs of plaintiffs in error is sustained.
Dismissed.'
Reference
- Full Case Name
- John O. Shelley v. Stephen Southwick
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- 1 case
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- Syllabus
- Where the writ of error was not sued out until after the expiration of two years from the rendition of the judgment the case was dismissed. (Paschal’s Dig., Art. 4616, Note 1026.)