44 So. 559 | Ala. | 1907
The act (section 10, p. 830, Acts 1900) regulating the practice of the city court of Montgomery provides that “‘bills of exceptions must be signed by the presiding judge of said court within thirty days, after the day on which the issue or issues of fact to which said bill of exceptions relates was tried, unless the time for signing such bill of exceptions is extended by agreement of parties or of their counsel or of the presiding judge,” etc. The trial was had on February 20th, and the time fixed by statute expired 30 days thereafter. An agreement was entered into by counsel extending the time; but the date of said agreement was April 1st, several days after the time -fixed by law had expired. Attorneys are not authorized to make agreements to extend the time after the time previously extended by law or otherwise has expired. — Bass Furnace Co. v. Glasscock, 86 Ala. 244, 6 South. 430.
The bill of exceptions cannot be looked to for the purpose of reviewing exceptions reserved upon the trial, but it is properly a part of the record for the purpose of re
The judgment of the city court is affirmed. All the Justices concur.