47 Neb. 328 | Neb. | 1896
Ida Dodendorf brought suit before Hal Christy, a justice of the peace of Cuming township, in Dodge county, against Jerry Denslow to recover the sum of $82.41 for work and labor. The parties appeared, and trial was had before the justice on July 20, 1892, who on said date spread upon his docket the following entry: “Upon the hearing of the evidence I find that, there is due the plaintiff from the defendant the sum of $82.41, and costs of this action, taxed at $6.05. Dated this 20th day of July, 1892. Hal Christy, Justice of the Peace.” On July 27 the defendant filed Avith the justice an appeal bond, which was duly approved. A transcript of the proceedings, including the appeal undertaking, was filed by the defendant in the district-court on the 20th day of August, 1892. Subsequently the plaintiff and appellee filed in the district court a motion to dismiss the appeal, because the transcript was filed after the expiration of the time required by laAv, Ayhich motion was sustained and the appeal dismissed. . To obtain a reversal of this decision is the purpose of this proceeding.
It is conceded by plaintiff in error that the transcript was filed in the office of the clerk of the
It is probably true the learned district judge predicated his decision upon the ground the appeal was not taken in time, a.nd not because there was no final order or judgment to appeal from, but that is unimportant. The essential thing is that the appeal was properly dismissed, even though the decision of the court below may have been predicated upon grounds that were not tenable. This was expressly held in Leake v. Gallogly, 34 Neb., 859. The judgment dismissing the appeal is
Affirmed.