103 Iowa 421 | Iowa | 1897
We are first confronted with a series of motion® and resistances based upon affidavits and amendments to and denials of abstract®, and the appeal from the order correcting the record. . These motions and proceeding® are quite complicated and lengthy, and to treat them in detail would require more space than should be given to-them in this opinion. The following will be sufficient to say concerning them: The decree appealed from was rendered January 6,1896, ánd notice of appeal served February 6, 1896. On September 23, 1896, appellee filed her motion to dismiss the appeal and affirm the judgment because no abstract was on file. Appellants served their abstract September 22, and filed it October 7,1896, and show sufficient reasons for the brief delay. Therefore this motion is overruled.
On January 23,1897, appellee moved to- strike from the abstract all that part purporting to set out the evidence, and to affirm the judgment, on the ground that the judge’s certificate to the transcript of the evidence does not certify that it contains all the evidence offered, but simply that it contains the evidence introduced, and that the transcript, with the certificate of the judge (afterwards signed) that it does contain the evidence offered, was not filed until July 7,1896, which was after the time allowed for filing such transcript. Prior to this motion appellants sent the transcript that had been filed March 30,1896, to the judge, for further certification; and on July 6, 1896 the judge signed a second certificate to said transcript, certifying that it contained all the evidence offered or introduced. This transcript, thus certified, the judge on that day placed