Thomas v. McDaneld

• Decision Date: 02 February 1889
• Citation: 77 Iowa 126,41 N.W. 592
• Parties: THOMAS v. MCDANELD ET AL.
• Court: Iowa Supreme Court

77 Iowa 126

41 N.W. 592

THOMAS

v.MCDANELD ET AL.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Feb. 2, 1889.

Appeal from district court, Linn county; J. H. PRESTON, Judge.

Action to set aside certain mortgages, and to subject real estate to the payment of a judgment. After the hearing in the district court judgment was rendered dismissing the petition of plaintiff, and awarding to defendants costs Plaintiff appeals.Rickel & Crocker, for appellant.

Davis & Voris, for appellees.

ROBINSON, J.

1. The abstract of appellant was served on the 8th day of September, 1888. On the 5th day of the next month the appellees served a denial of the correctness of appellant's abstract. Appellant objects to this denial on the ground that it was not served within 10 days from the time when counsel for appellees received the abstract, as required by section 19 of the rules of practice of this court. It is not our practice to disregard an additional abstract filed after the time fixed by the rule, although a case might arise in which we would be justified in doing so. See Fowler v. Town of Strawberry Hill, 74 Iowa, 645, 38 N W. Rep. 521. All the relief to which appellant is entitled in such cases can usually be given by taxing costs against appellee, or imposing other terms upon him. In this case the final submission in this court does not seem to have been retarded by the delay in serving the additional abstract, and it must be considered on its merits.

2. The appellees deny that the evidence was made a part of the record, as required by law. It appears that the decree from which the appeal is taken was rendered on the 16th day of November, 1887, and that the evidence was certified by the trial judge on the 14th day of April, 1888. But it also appears that the translation of the short-hand reporter's notes, to which the certificate of the judge was attached, was not filed nor deposited for filing in the office of the clerk of the district court until the 2d day of October, 1888. It was not, therefore, filed within the time required by law, and must be disregarded. Kavalier v. Machula, ante, 590, (decided at present term.) Since this is an equitable action, and no errors are assigned, we cannot review the judgment of the district court. It is therefore affirmed.