Sharpe v. Sharpe's Administrator

27 Ind. 507

• Court: Indiana Supreme Court
• Decided: May 15, 1867
• Status: Published

Opinion

Elliott, C. J.

The record before us, after entitling the cause as “Harriet Sharpe v. James Sharpe, administrator of Joseph Sharpe, deceased, proceeds thus: “blow comes the plaintiff,” &c., “and the defendant also comes,” &e., “and this cause is submitted to the court for trial on the following agreed statement of facts.” Then follows the agreement between the parties, and judgment of the court for the plaintiff. If any cause of action, or other pleading, was filed against the estate in the court below, it does not appear in the record. A question is presented by the agreement, but it does not appear that any issue was made between the parties involving such question. Section 386 of the code, (2 G. & H. 222,) authorizes parties, by agreement, “ to submit any matter of controversy between them, to any court that would otherwise have jurisdiction of such cause, upon an agreed statement of facts, to be made out and signed by the parties; but it must appear by the affidavit that the controversy is real, and the proceedings in good faith, to determine the rights of the parties.”' bio pleadings are required in such cases, but the affidavit referred Oto is necessary to give the court jurisdiction of the case, and the power to hear and determine the question involved, and render judgment, without pleadings. But here the record does not show that such an affidavit was filed, bio question, therefore, is properly presented for the decision of this court.

W. E. Harrison and W. S. Shirley, for appellant. J. E. McDonald, A. L. Eoache, D. Sheeks and F. P. A. Phillips, for appellee.

The appeal is dismissed, with costs.