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Courtright v. BerkinsCourtright v. Berkins

Montana Supreme Court
Jan 15, 1876
Reporters:
Before:
Blake
Blake, J.

Tbis appeal must be dismissed for want of jurisdiction. The notice of appeal was filed ‍​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‍April 1,1874, and a copy of the same was served upon the respondents March 31, 1874. The statutes of California and Nevada regulating appeals are the same as those of ‍​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‍this Territory. The courts of these States hold that the filing of the notice of appeal must precede or be cotempor-aneous with the service of the copy thereof to render ‍​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‍an appeal effectual. Hastings v. Halleck, 10 Cal. 31; Buffendeau v. Edmondson, 24 id. 94; Moulton v. Ellmaker, 30 id. 527; Boston v. Haynes, 31 id. 107; Foy v. Domec, 33 id. 317; Lynch v. Dunn, 34 id. 518 ; Lyon Co. v. Washoe, 8 Nev. 177.

The failure of the appellants to comply ‍​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‍with the Civil Practice Act in this proceeding is an error which affects the jurisdiction of this court. The appellants are charged with the duty of perfecting their appeal, and ‍​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‍the record does not show that the respondents have waived any rights in this court.

Appeal dismissed.

Case Details

Case Name: Courtright v. Berkins
Court Name: Montana Supreme Court
Date Published: Jan 15, 1876
Citation: 2 Mont. 404
Court Abbreviation: Mont.
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