Mullins v. Mullins’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. ““We believe the principles announced by Rules 437, 481 and 504 are applicable to appeals to the district courts; and, while it is true that no comparable rules have been adopted which specifically authorize or require the judge of a district court to allow a reasonable time for correcting irregularities in the appeal, before affirming, reversing or dismissing an appeal for such defects or irregularities; nevertheless, we believe the district court not only has such power, but a duty to exercise it, provided the court makes no enlargement of the time prohibited by Rule 5 or Rule 336. * * * “ * * * The County Clerk did file a transcript of the County Court proceedings (although defective) in the District Court, within the time provided by the Rules. This, we believe, was sufficient to confer jurisdiction on the District Court.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Flowers v. Bauer