Merritt v. Blackwell

Supreme Court of Alabama

Merritt v. Blackwell

93 So. 693, 208 Ala. 263, 1921 Ala. LEXIS 604

CourtSupreme Court of Alabama

DecidedOctober 20, 1921

Docket8 Div. 360.

StatusPublished

Cited by2 cases

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Merritt v. Blackwell, 93 So. 693, 208 Ala. 263, 1921 Ala. LEXIS 604 (Ala. 1921).

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THOMAS, J.

The appeal is by a contestant from a decree in the probate court probating a will. The grounds of contest were lack of testamentary capacity and undue influence on the part of proponent and wife. The submission was on motion and on merits. The grounds of the motion to dismiss the appeal are that the transcript was not filed with the clerk of the Supreme Court “within 60 days after the signing of the bill of exceptions” on December 10, 1920, and the transcript was filed on May 17, 1921. Acts 1919, p. 85; Butler Cotton Oil Co. v. Brooks, 204 Ala. 195, 85 South. 778.

In Jacobs v. Goodwater Graphite Co., 205 Ala. 112, 87 South. 363, the observation is made of the statute that it,applies to appeals taken under the provisions of chapter 53 of the Code (of which are sections 2853-2807, providing for appeals from decrees of probate court); that, “bad the case not been docketed in this court until the subsequent term, there may have been merit in movant’s motion”; and that the provision for filing the transcript within 60 days after the signing or establishing of the bill of exceptions or the expiration of the time for establishing the same was not applicable to an equity case. This statutory requirement was recently applied in a criminal case. Morton v. State, 206 Ala. 300, 89 South. 655.

The instant appeal was taken _ from the decree of the probate court to this court, on *264 October 15, 1920; the next term thereafter (of this court) embracing Madison county was on January 31, 1921; and no certificate of the 'appeal was filed at that term nor further time given by this court (Hines v. McMillan, 17 Ala. App. 509, 87 South. 096) for filing the transcript, which was not filed until May 17,1921 (Porter v. Martin, 139 Ala. 318, 35 South. 1006; State v. Five Passenger Buick Auto, 205 Ala. 699, 87 South. 925). On May 10 the motion to dismiss was duly made on stated grounds, which is granted, and the appeal is dismissed.

Appeal dismissed.

ANDERSON, O. J., and McCLELLAN and SOMERVILLE, JJ., concur.

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THOMAS, J.

The appeal is by a contestant from a decree in the probate court probating a will. The grounds of contest were lack of testamentary capacity and undue influence on the part of proponent and wife. The submission was on motion and on merits. The grounds of the motion to dismiss the appeal are that the transcript was not filed with the clerk of the Supreme Court “within 60 days after the signing of the bill of exceptions” on December 10, 1920, and the transcript was filed on May 17, 1921. Acts 1919, p. 85; Butler Cotton Oil Co. v. Brooks, 204 Ala. 195, 85 South. 778.

In Jacobs v. Goodwater Graphite Co., 205 Ala. 112, 87 South. 363, the observation is made of the statute that it,applies to appeals taken under the provisions of chapter 53 of the Code (of which are sections 2853-2807, providing for appeals from decrees of probate court); that, “bad the case not been docketed in this court until the subsequent term, there may have been merit in movant’s motion”; and that the provision for filing the transcript within 60 days after the signing or establishing of the bill of exceptions or the expiration of the time for establishing the same was not applicable to an equity case. This statutory requirement was recently applied in a criminal case. Morton v. State, 206 Ala. 300, 89 South. 655.

The instant appeal was taken _ from the decree of the probate court to this court, on *264 October 15, 1920; the next term thereafter (of this court) embracing Madison county was on January 31, 1921; and no certificate of the 'appeal was filed at that term nor further time given by this court (Hines v. McMillan, 17 Ala. App. 509, 87 South. 096) for filing the transcript, which was not filed until May 17,1921 (Porter v. Martin, 139 Ala. 318, 35 South. 1006; State v. Five Passenger Buick Auto, 205 Ala. 699, 87 South. 925). On May 10 the motion to dismiss was duly made on stated grounds, which is granted, and the appeal is dismissed.

Appeal dismissed.

ANDERSON, O. J., and McCLELLAN and SOMERVILLE, JJ., concur.

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