Doyle v. City of Mobile

Alabama Court of Appeals

Doyle v. City of Mobile

68 So. 494, 12 Ala. App. 622, 1915 Ala. App. LEXIS 216

CourtAlabama Court of Appeals

DecidedApril 6, 1915

StatusPublished

Cited by7 cases

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Doyle v. City of Mobile, 68 So. 494, 12 Ala. App. 622, 1915 Ala. App. LEXIS 216 (Ala. Ct. App. 1915).

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PELHAM, P. J.

The errors complained of in the assignment of errors, upon an examination of the entire [623]*623cause, do not appear to us to require a reversal, as they do not present any erroneous ruling of the trial court that has probably injuriously affected the substantial rights of the appellant. The record before us, however, does not authorize a discussion of the points undertaken to be presented.

The transcript shows, an affidavit made before the acting recorder of the city of Mobile, charging one W. M. Doyle with having violated a municipal ordinance of the city of Mobile, and a warrant issued by said acting recorder commanding the said Doyle to be arrested and brought before the acting recorder for trial. The transcript also shows a complaint against the defendant charging a violation of an ordinance of the municipality filed in the city court of Mobile, but the transcript contains no bond taking an appeal from the judgment of the recorder’s court, as is required by law as-a prerequisite for taking such an appeal. — Code, § 1217.

The record shoAvs a certificate of the clerk of the city court certifying that the transcript contains all of the record and proceedings in the case, but it contains nothing showing that the city court of Mobile was exercising appellate jurisdiction, trying the case de novo on appeal from a judgment rendered in the recorder’s court, or that the case was in fact ever tried and a judgment rendered in the recorder’s court, As the court is not shoAvn to have been exercising appellate jurisdiction and was without original jurisdiction to determine the issues and render judgment, there is no legal judgment to sustain the appeal, and under the established rule a dismissal must be ordered.—Gunter v. Mason, 125 Ala. 644, 27 South. 843; Ill. Cent. R. R. Co. v. Burleson, 4 Ala. App. 384, 59 South. 230; Cent. of Ga. Ry. Co. v. Coursen, 8 Ala. App. 589, 62 South. 977.

Appeal dismissed.

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PELHAM, P. J.

The errors complained of in the assignment of errors, upon an examination of the entire [623]*623cause, do not appear to us to require a reversal, as they do not present any erroneous ruling of the trial court that has probably injuriously affected the substantial rights of the appellant. The record before us, however, does not authorize a discussion of the points undertaken to be presented.

The transcript shows, an affidavit made before the acting recorder of the city of Mobile, charging one W. M. Doyle with having violated a municipal ordinance of the city of Mobile, and a warrant issued by said acting recorder commanding the said Doyle to be arrested and brought before the acting recorder for trial. The transcript also shows a complaint against the defendant charging a violation of an ordinance of the municipality filed in the city court of Mobile, but the transcript contains no bond taking an appeal from the judgment of the recorder’s court, as is required by law as-a prerequisite for taking such an appeal. — Code, § 1217.

The record shoAvs a certificate of the clerk of the city court certifying that the transcript contains all of the record and proceedings in the case, but it contains nothing showing that the city court of Mobile was exercising appellate jurisdiction, trying the case de novo on appeal from a judgment rendered in the recorder’s court, or that the case was in fact ever tried and a judgment rendered in the recorder’s court, As the court is not shoAvn to have been exercising appellate jurisdiction and was without original jurisdiction to determine the issues and render judgment, there is no legal judgment to sustain the appeal, and under the established rule a dismissal must be ordered.—Gunter v. Mason, 125 Ala. 644, 27 South. 843; Ill. Cent. R. R. Co. v. Burleson, 4 Ala. App. 384, 59 South. 230; Cent. of Ga. Ry. Co. v. Coursen, 8 Ala. App. 589, 62 South. 977.

Appeal dismissed.

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