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57 Mo. App. 534

Studer v. Federle

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided April 9, 1894

Missouri Court of Appeals · decided 1894-04-09

— Hon. A. M. Woodson, Judge. (1) The court erred in sustaining the motion to affirm the judgment of the justice of the peace, for the, reason that said cause had been duly appealed, and it was no neglect on the part of the appellants that the transcript was not filed before the day it was, and no appearance had been entered by the appellee until the January term of this court, 1893; to wit, on January 5, 1893.

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently May 1915

2 state decisions

Relies on Holschen Coal Co. v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co. · Cella v. Schnairs

Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know

Affirmed · Decided 1894-04-09

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Ellison, J.

¶1— This action was begun before a justice of the peace where plaintiff had judgment. Within ten days after the judgment, defendants were allowed an appeal to the circuit court. This was more than ten days prior to the September term of the Buchanan circuit court. Defendant did not give notice of the appeal until after the January term of the circuit court had begun. Whereupon the plaintiff filed his motion asking that the judgment of the justice be affirmed, for the reason that no notice had been given of the appeal, which the court sustained. It appears that the justice did not file his transcript in the circuit court until after the September term. But that fact does not excuse an omission to give notice as required by statute, sections 6342, 6343, 6344. The failure of the justice to file his transcript does not affect the appeal. R. S. 1879, sec. 6337. '

¶2On the notice of appeal, given at the time above stated, there was indorsed by plaintiff’s attorney, the words, “Jan. 6, 1893. I accept service of above notice.” This was not a waiver of time of service. The cases of Holchen Coal Co. v. Railroad, 48 Mo. App. 578, and Cella v. Schnairs, 42 Mo. App. 316, are not applicable. They refer merely to some formalities in the notice. The motion to affirm was properly sustained.

¶3The judgment will be affirmed.

All concur.
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