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2 Mont. 404

Courtright v. Berkins

Montana Supreme Court

Decided January 15, 1876

Montana Supreme Court · decided 1876-01-15

<p>Appeal —filing a/nd service of notice. This court does not have jurisdiction of an appeal in which a copy of the notice was served the day before the notice was filed in the district court.</p>

Relies on Hastings v. Halleck · Lyon County v. Washoe County

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Decided 1876-01-15

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Cited by 12 later decisions — most recently January 1930

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Blake, J.

¶1Tbis appeal must be dismissed for want of jurisdiction. The notice of appeal was filed April 1,1874, and a copy of the same was served upon the respondents March 31, 1874. The statutes of California and Nevada regulating appeals are the same as those of this Territory. The courts of these States hold that the filing of the notice of appeal must precede or be cotempor-aneous with the service of the copy thereof to render an appeal effectual. Hastings v. Halleck, 10 Cal. 31; Buffendeau v. Edmondson, 24 id. 94; Moulton v. Ellmaker, 30 id. 527; Boston v. Haynes, 31 id. 107; Foy v. Domec, 33 id. 317; Lynch v. Dunn, 34 id. 518 ; Lyon Co. v. Washoe, 8 Nev. 177.

¶2The failure of the appellants to comply with the Civil Practice Act in this proceeding is an error which affects the jurisdiction of this court. The appellants are charged with the duty of perfecting their appeal, and the record does not show that the respondents have waived any rights in this court.

¶3Appeal dismissed.

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