63 Neb. 91 | Neb. | 1901
The action in which this proceeding had its origin, was commenced before a justice of the peace and was aided by attachment. The summons was made returnable December 31 at 9 A. M., and was duly served upon the defendant, William Kuker, who appeared in the case only for the purpose of challenging the jurisdiction of the court. On the application of the plaintiff, Caroline Beindorff, the trial was adjourned from December 31 to January 8 at 9 A. M. On the day last named, at 10 o’clock A. M., the defendant was defaulted and judgment rendered against him for the amount claimed in the bill of particulars. This judgment having been affirmed by the district court, the record is brought here for review.
The principal ground relied upon for a reversal is that the record does not show that the plaintiff appeared before the justice on December 31 at 9 A. M. or within one hour thereafter. The transcript does show that the plaintiff appeared and obtained a continuance on December 31, but at what hour this was done is not disclosed. We quite agree with' counsel for defendant that the hour at which plaintiff appeared and secured the adjournment is of vital importance, but we can not assent to the proposition that the justice, by failing to formally note the hour, lost jurisdiction of the case. It is true, of course, that the records of inferior courts must affirmatively show that they acted within the
It is said that the justice delegated his judicial powers and that judgment was not rendered at the time required by the statute; but nothing of this kind appears in the record, and we are not authorized to look elsewhere for evidence of what transpired at the trial.
There is no merit in the assignment of error grounded on the failure- of the justice to state in his docket that a writ of attachment was issued. It appears from the officer’s return that a writ was issued and levied upon defendant’s property, but we find no order in the record either dissolving or sustaining the attachment. In fact, excepting the order of adjournment, the justice made no interlocutory order which the defendant is entitled to have reviewed.
The failure to enter the bill of particulars at large upon the docket is complained of, but we can not conceive how the omission, if it were error, could prejudicially affect defendant’s rights.
It is said that the record does not show that the note in suit had matured when the action was commenced, but the bill of particulars stated that the amount claimed was due, and we suppose the statement was sustained by the proof.
Complaint is made because the district court did not consider defendant’s objections to the jurisdiction of the justice of the peace. These objections are in the record, but, after examining them, Ave are persuaded that they con
Affirmed.