Dickinson v. Dickinson

46 Colo. 351 | Colo. | 1909

Chief Justice Steele

delivered the, opinion of the court:

December 4,1905, in the county court of Garfield county, a decree of divorce was granted to the plaintiff, the appellee here. No attempt was made to have the cause reviewed in this court, but within a year from the entering of the decree, defendant, appellant here, moved to reopen the decree, setting *352forth in her affidavit reasons which she claims entitled her to have the canse reopened: The eonrt denied the motion, and she has ’appealed to this court.

The denial of the motion to reopen the decree is not such a final judgment as would authorize a review by this court either on appeal or error. Under sec. 398 of the Code, we are authorized to review the proceedings of the trial court subsequent to final judgment, but we cannot review such proceedings except in connection with the main case. Under sec. 11, chap. 43 of the Laws of 1893, unless a writ of error is sued out within six months after the decree of divorce, we are without jurisdiction to review the case on error. As no appeal was taken from the decree of divorce, and as the time for suing out a writ of error has expired, and as we are without authority to review the proceedings subsequent to final judgment, it follows that the appeal taken must be dismissed, and it is so ordered. Dismissed.

Mr. Justice Campbell and Mr. Justice Musser concur.