Case Name: American Wringer Company v. McKinley
Court: Appellate Court of Indiana
Jurisdiction: Indiana
Decision Date: 1901-02-13
Citations: 26 Ind. App. 239
Docket Number: No. 3,293
Parties: American Wringer Company v. McKinley.
Judges: 
Reporter: Indiana Court of Appeals Reports
Volume: 26
Pages: 239–240

Head Matter:
American Wringer Company v. McKinley.
[No. 3,293.
Filed February 13, 1901.]
Appeal and Error. — Joint Assignment of Error. — Where a complaint was directed against two defendants, but the verdict and judgment were against but one of the defendants, without any reference to or mention of the other defendant, a joint assignment of error by both defendants on appeal from such judgment is not available.
Erom the Warrick Circuit Court.
Affirmed.
A. W. Funkhouser, A. F. Funkhouser, D. O. Barker and Taylor & Kisner, for appellant.
S. Grumbaker, G. B. Harris and G. V. Menzies, for appellee.

Opinion:
Black, J.
This was an action brought by the appellee, Amanda McKinley, against the appellants, the American Wringer Company and William W. White.
The complaint was directed against both of the appellants, but the verdict and the judgment were against the appellant the American Wringer Company alone, without any mention therein of the other appellant or reference to him. The two defendants have jointly assigned alleged errors, and no error is assigned by either of them separately.
It is plain that no assignment of error could be available in favor of the appellant William W. White, who is not affected by the judgment of the court below.
An assignment of error in which a number of appellants join must be available for all of them, or it will not be available for any of them. King v. Easton, 135 Ind. 353; Carr v. Carr, 137 Ind. 232; Goss v. Wallace, 140 Ind. 541; Earhart v. Farmers Creamery, 148 Ind. 79; Hubbard v. Bell, 4 Ind. App. 180; Cannelton Water Co. v. Burkett, 13 Ind. App. 277; Supreme Council v. Boyle, 15 Ind. App. 342; Board, etc., v. Fraser, 19 Ind. App. 520; Ewbank's Manual, §138.
Judgment affirmed.