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65 Okla. 122

165 P 160

Whitaker v. Chestnut

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided May 8, 1917

Supreme Court of Oklahoma · decided 1917-05-08

Error from District Court, Mayes County; Preston S. Davis, Judge. Action by W. J. Whitaker against H. M. Chestnut. Judgment by default, defendant’s motion on his special appearance to vacate and set aside the judgment sustained, and plaintiff files petition in error and transcript.

Relies on Menten v. Shuttee · Tribal Development Co. v. White Bros. · McCoy v. McCoy

Appeal dismissed1 · Decided 1917-05-08

¶1 Opinion by

STEWART, C.

¶2 The plaintiff, W. J. Whitaker, obtained a judgment against the defendant, H. M. Chestnut, in the district court of Mayes county by default. Afterwards, by special appearance, the defendant moved the court to vacate and set aside the judgment, which motion was by the court sustained. The- plaintiff attempts to appeal to this court by petition in error and transcript.

¶3 In Orr v. Fulton, 52 Okla. 621, 153 Pac. 149, it is said:

*123 “Á motion to vacate a judgment copied into a transcript constitutes no part of the record, and presents no question for review by the Supreme Court on appeal.”

¶4 In Menten v. Shuttee, 11 Okla. 381, 67 Pac. 478, the Supreme Court of the territory of Oklahoma says:

“Motions presented to the trial court, the rulings thereon, and exceptions, are not properly part of the record, and can only be preserved and presented for review on appeal by incorporating the same into a bill of exceptions or case-made.”

¶5 Such is the uniform holding of this court, as shown by the following authorities: Tribal Developing Company v. White Bros., 28 Okla. 525, 114 Pac. 736; McCoy v. McCoy, 27 Okla. 372, 112 Pac. 1040; Veverka v. Frank et al., 41 Okla. 142, 137 Pac. 682; Grady County v. Schrock et al., 53 Okla. 144, 155 Pac. 882.

¶6 We have no discretion.

¶7 Following the authorities cited, the appeal is dismissed.

¶8 By the Court: It is so ordered.

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