Davison v. Stutts

Feb 18, 1937
8 Div. 784.
Reporters:
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Before:
Bouldin
BOULDIN, Justice.

Where, because of adverse rulings, it becomes necessary for plaintiff to suffer a nonsuit, an appeal to review such ‍​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‍rulings under Code, § 6431, is from the judgment of nonsuit, entered by the court at the instance ■ of plaintiff, a judgment to the effect that defendant go hence, etc., putting the case out of court. Alston v. Marengo ‍​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‍County Board of Education et al., 224 Ala. 676, 141 So. 658; Wood, use, etc., v. Coman et al., 56 Ala. 283; Smith v. Louisville & N. R. Co., 208 Ala. 440, 94 So. 489.

In this cause the record shows no judgment. The bill of exceptions recites ‍​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‍that upon a ruling of the court sustaining a demurrer to plaintiff’s replication to defendants’ plea No. 2, “the plaintiff then and there in open court announced that because of said adverse ruling he would plead no further but ‍​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‍would suffer a nonsuit with a bill of exceptions.”

Clearly this is not a judgment, but merely an announcement or motion on which a proper judgment should have been rendered.

In the absence of a judgment to support an appeal, the ‍​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‍appellate court is without jurisdiction, and the appeal must be dismissed.

Appeal dismissed.

ANDERSON, C. J., and GARDNER, and FOSTER, JJ., concur.