Case ID: ill-app_92/html/0226-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "Mr. Presiding Justice Adams", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Heyer Storage Battery Co. v. The Hanson and Tan Winkle Co.
    1. Appeals—Failure to File Bond Fatal—The failure to file an appeal bond within the time limited by the order of the court allowing the appeal is fatal to the appeal.
    3. Appeal Bonds—Computation of Time for Filing.—The time allowed for the filing of an appeal bond is to be computed from the day the order is made, so when an order allowing an appeal was made on the 13th day of January, on filing a bond, etc., within thirty days, it was held that a bond filed on the 14th day of February was too late.
    Motion to Dismiss an Appeal.—Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County. Heard in this court at the March term, 1900.
    Appeal dismissed.
    Opinion filed November 22, 1900.
    Elmer H. Adams, attorney for appellant.
    Alden, Latham & Young, attorneys for appellee.
   Mr. Presiding Justice Adams

delivered the opinion of the court.

In this case a motion by appellee to dismiss the appeal was reserved till the hearing. January 13, 1900, judgment was rendered in favor of appellee and against appellant, and, at the same date, appellant prayed and was allowed an appeal, on the appellant filing its appeal bond and bill of exceptions within thirty days from January 13, 1900. The time is to be computed from the day the order was made, viz., from January 13, 1900. (Carson v. Merle, 3 Scam. 168.) So computing, the last day for filing the bond was February 12, 1900. The bond was not filed until February 14, 1900. February 9, 1900, the following order was' entered :

“ Ordered that the clerk’s office of the Circuit Court be closed all day Monday, February 12, 1900, and all rules and orders requiring answers of the parties affected, or action by the court, are hereby postponed until Tuesday, February 13, 1900.

Conceding that the effect of this order was to extend the time for filing the bond, it only extended such time to February 13th.

Failure to file the appeal bond within the time limited by the court, is fatal to the appeal; therefore the appeal will be dismissed. Case v. Spiegel, 44 Ill. App. 588.

Appeal dismissed.