Case ID: iowa_57/html/0213-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "Rothrock, J.", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Roby v. Hall et al.
    1. Praetiee in the Supreme Court. The appellant not having shown by an amended abstract, that the certificate to the evidence and the bill of exceptions, were made and filed in proper time, which facts were denied by the additional abstract of appellees, the cause will not be tried de novo or upon error.
    
      Appeal from Story District Court.
    
    Wednesday, December 7.
    This is an action in equity, the object of which is to redeem certain lands from tax sales, it being alleged that the plaintiff who was the owner of the land was a minor when the sales were made. There was a trial by the court upon written evidence, and a decree was entered fixing the amount which the plaintiff should pay in redemption. Defendants appeal.
    
      
      J. 8. Frazier, for appellants.
    
      N. A. Rainbolt and Phillips, Goode <& Phillips, for appellee.
   Rothrock, J.

The questions presented by appellant arise upon certain matters of fact, and which can only be deterrnined by an examination of the evidence. Counsel for appellee insist, in an abstract filed by them, and in argument and by motion, that the cause can neither be tried de novo nor upon error, because there is no certificate of the trial judge to the evidence offered and introduced upon trial, and no bill of exceptions nor assignment of errors.

The point seems to be well taken. It is true the abstract of appellant recites that it is an abstract of all the evidence offered and used on the trial. Ordinarily this would be sufficient if not denied. But the appellees by an additional abstract deny such recital and insist that no certificate of the trial judge to the evidence was ever made and signed, and deny that the evidence was presented by a bill of exceptions. In this state of the record it was incumbent on^the appellant to show by an amended abstract that such certificate or bill of exceptions was made and filed in proper time.

The decree of the District Court must be

Arrirmrd.