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26 Miss. 210

Busby v. Grayham

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided December 15, 1853

Mississippi Supreme Court · decided 1853-12-15

In error from the circuit court of Lafayette county; Hon. Hugh R. Miller, judge. This was a motion made and sustained in the court below to dismiss an action of unlawful detainer, because it did not appear in the record that an appeal had been taken in the case to the circuit court.

Decided 1853-12-15

Mr. Justice FisheR

¶1delivered the opinion of the court.

¶2The court below on motion dismissed the cause, on the ground that it did not appear by the record of the proceedings before the justices of the peace that an appeal had been prayed and taken in court.

¶3Under the various statutes relating to proceedings in actions of forcible entry or unlawful detainer, the party aggrieved may take his appeal at any time within five days after judgment. The court having been convened for a special purpose, can make no record of proceedings after the final judgment; and hence the appeal taken after such adjournment is not matter which can appear of record.

¶4*212It is sufficient, if the appeal bond appear to have been executed and approved within the five days after the rendition of the judgment.

¶5Judgment reversed, and cause remanded.

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