Benn v. Chehalis County

• Decision Date: 11 December 1894
• Citation: 10 Wash. 294,38 P. 1039
• Parties: BENN v. CHEHALIS COUNTY ET AL.
• Court: Washington Supreme Court

38 P. 1039

10 Wash. 294

BENN v. CHEHALIS COUNTY ET AL.

Supreme Court of Washington

December 11, 1894

Appeal from superior court, Chehalis county; Mason Irwin, Judge.

Action by Samuel Benn against Chehalis county and others. Judgment was rendered for plaintiff, and defendants appeal. Plaintiff moved to dismiss the appeal because of the failure to file a transcript or brief. Motion denied on terms.

Geo. D. Schofield, for appellants.

Austin E. Griffiths, for respondent.

PER CURIAM.

In this case the four months allowed for sending up to this court the transcript in the case, and the three months allowed for filing the briefs by appellant, have expired by quite a considerable time, and the respondent moves this court to dismiss the appeal for that reason. In answer to this motion the appellant brings here the affidavit of its attorney, showing that he was the prosecuting attorney of Chehalis county, and that a stress of professional business had prevented him from looking after the matter in controversy. Also the affidavit of the clerk of the court that he had been prevented by a large amount of business from more promptly sending up the transcript in this case. And, without specially reviewing all the matters set up in these affidavits, in view of the importance of the case, and in further consideration of the fact that the transcript is now here, we think we would hardly be justified in dismissing this appeal. But, inasmuch as the respondent has been put to the trouble of making this motion, and coming here to prosecute it, and as we think some slight negligence has probably been indulged in by appellant, we will allow the appeal to stand, on condition that the appellant pay to the respondent, within 20 days, the sum of $25, and file his brief within that time; otherwise the appeal will be dismissed.