Case Name: W. H. Caswell et al. v. Hal. W. Greer et al.
Court: Texas Courts of Civil Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1893-10-05
Citations: 4 Tex. Civ. App. 659
Docket Number: No. 289
Parties: W. H. Caswell et al. v. Hal. W. Greer et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: Texas Civil Appeals Reports
Volume: 4
Pages: 659–661

Head Matter:
W. H. Caswell et al. v. Hal. W. Greer et al.
No. 289.
1. Absence of Statement of Facts.—The assignments of error attack the rulings of the court in admitting and excluding evidence, and in giving and refusing instructions. The statement of facts in the record is not signed or approved by the district judge. Following the long established and uniform practice of the Supreme Court, the statement is ignored and case affirmed. Following Johnson v. Blount, 48 Texas, 40; Farley v. Deslande, 58 Texas, 588; Witten v. Poindexter, 25 Texas Supplement, 378.
on rehearing.
2. Record not Perfected after Decision. —Appellants’ motion shows that there was a certificate to the statement of facts, which the clerk inadvertently omitted from the transcript, and certiorari to perfect the record is asked. It has long been the rule, that parties must see that the record is complete before the case has been submitted, and the court, after a decision, will not allow it to be reopened in order to bring up matter that should have been embraced in the record. Following Railway v. Scott, 78 Texas, 360; McMickle v. Bank, 22 Southwestern Reporter. 428.
3. Excuses for Failure.—Appellants alleged that they were pressed for time, and though they carefully examined the transcript, they did not discover the omission. The excuse is insufficient. The case was not submitted for about eight months after the record was filed.
Appeal from Jefferson.
Tried below before Hon. W. H. Ford.
O’Brien & O’Brien, for appellants.
Greer & Greer and D. P. Wheat, for appellees.
Delivered October 5, 1893.

Opinion:
WILLIAMS, Associate Justice.
This suit was brought by appellant against appellees, to set aside a deed for land, made by W. H. Caswell, during his minority, to appellee Greer.
The case was i tried by a jury, and verdict and judgment rendered against appellant.
The assignments of error presented in this appeal all attack rulings of the court in admitting and excluding evidence, and in giving and refusing instructions.
What purports to be a statement of facts in the record is not signed or approved by the district judge.
Following the long established and uniform practice by the Supreme Court, we feel bound to ignore the statement. Johnson v. Blount, 48 Texas, 40; Farley v. Deslande, 58 Texas, 588; Witten v. Poindexter, 25 Texas Supp., 378, and numerous decisions cited in those cases.
The assigned errors all belong to that class which can not be reviewed without a statement of facts, and we have no course open but to affirm judgment.
Affirmed.