Chamberlin v. Reed

Jul 1, 1860
Reporters:
Before:
Cope
Cope, J. delivered the opinion of the Court

Field, ‍‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‍C. J. concurring.

Where an appeal regularly taken is dismissed for want of prosecution, the dismissal ‍‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‍operates as an affirmance of the judgment, and a second appeal cannot be allowed. The only ‍‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‍mode of avoiding the consequences of such dismissal is to move, during the term or ‍‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‍before the remittitur has gone out, to vacate the order and reinstate the cause. The appeal must ‍‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‍be dismissed, and it is so ordered.

See Karth v. Light (15 Cal).