153 P. 478 | Or. | 1915
Lead Opinion
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is a motion to dismiss the appeal upon the grounds: (1) That the appellant has failed to serve or file his notice of appeal within the time prescribed by law; (2) that the undertaking on appeal was not filed within the time prescribed by the statute.
“State of Oregon,
Coos County — ss.
“I hereby certify that I served this notice of appeal upon C. F. McKnight, attorney for plaintiffs, at Coos County, Oregon, on the 19th day of July, 1915.
“A. S. Hammond,
“Attorney for Defendant.”
The notice is also indorsed as filed on July 19, 1915, which is conceded to be within the statutory time, the judgment having been entered on May 20, 1915; but plaintiff seeks by affidavits to show that as a matter of fact it was not filed until July 20th. This court has held that the transcript as filed here cannot be contradicted or impeached by extraneous evidence: Rodman v. Manning, 50 Or. 507 (93 Pac. 366).
“All motions must be filed within ten days after a party or his counsel obtain knowledge of an alleged failure of the adverse party or his counsel to comply with the requirements of the statute or with the rules of this court. Any neglect to file a motion within such time will be deemed a waiver of all defects, except matters of jurisdiction.”
The motion to dismiss is denied.
Motion Denied.
Opinion on the Merits
Reversed and nonsuit entered February 13, 1917.
On the Merits.
(162 Pac. 1058.)
Department 1. Statement by
This is an action wherein plaintiffs seek to recover for detective services performed by them at the request of the defendant. The complaint alleges, in substance, that defendant had been convicted in the municipal court of B andón of the crime of giving liquor to two minor girls named Simpson; that the defendant had appealed from such conviction to the Circuit Court; that he was also threatened with an action for damages for being the father of an unborn
Reversed. Nonsuit. Entered.
For appellant there was a brief and an oral argument by Mr. Charles F. McKnight.
For respondents there was a brief over the names of Mr. Austin 8. Hammond, Mr. John B. Goss- and Mr. A. H. Derbyshire, with oral arguments by Mr. Hammond and Mr. Goss.
delivered the'- opinion- of "the court.
“For the reason that it appears in the testimony for the plaintiffs that the alleged contract was and is against public policy and should not be enforced.”
This motion was denied, and the ruling of the court thereon is assigned as error. The bill of exceptions
“The law, however, does not require the performance of vain things; and where, as in the present instance, the testimony set out in the bill of exceptions clearly shows the mode adopted to prove a particular fact, and also contains a statement which necessarily negatives the possibility of other testimony having been introduced upon the issue involved, the reason for the rule announced in the cases adverted to ceases, and the rule, which is otherwise general, has ingrafted thereon and become subject to an exception, which is illustrated in cases like the one at bar, where the bill states the objection with so much, but no more, of the evidence than is necessary to explain it.”
The present bill of exceptions contains the following statement:
“The only evidence offered or given by or on behalf of plaintiff at the trial as to the nature of the contract between the plaintiffs and the defendant which is set out in the complaint is as follows.”
“After we closed up this contract with Coach and I was working for him I went right along, and done as he wanted done as far as I dared go.”
When asked as to the nature of his employment after the liquor cases were disposed of, he replied:
“The nature of the work principally was this: We were trying to get Mr. Treadgold; Joe was going to spend $20,000 to get Treadgold.”
“If the illegality appears from the complaint or the plaintiff’s case, the court will, at any stage of the proceedings, dismiss the action, although such illegality is not pleaded as a defense, or insisted upon by the parties, and may have been expressly waived by them. It is an objection which the court itself is bound to raise in the due administration of justice, regardless of the wishes of the parties.”
It is not often that a case arises where the evidence leaves an appellate court as free from doubt as we find ourselves in this case.
The judgment will be reversed and a nonsuit entered here. Reversed. Nonsuit Entered.