Shelley v. Southwick

Texas Supreme Court
Shelley v. Southwick, 31 Tex. 125 (Tex. 1868)
Morrill

Shelley v. Southwick

Opinion of the Court

Morrill, O. J.

—The petition for the writ of error states that the judgment was rendered on the 21st September, I860.'

*126The petition was filed on the 6th April, 1867, and bond executed same day.

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
Cited By
1 case
Status
Published
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.)