Case Name: MANTLE, Appellant, v. LARGEY, Respondent
Court: Montana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Montana
Decision Date: 1894-11-08
Citations: 15 Mont. 116
Docket Number: 
Parties: MANTLE, Appellant, v. LARGEY, Respondent.
Judges: All concurred.
Reporter: Montana Reports
Volume: 15
Pages: 116–117

Head Matter:
MANTLE, Appellant, v. LARGEY, Respondent.
[Submitted October 24, 1894.
Decided November 8, 1894.]
Appeal — Notice—Service.—'The particular provision of section 422 of the Code of Civil Procedure permitting service of a notice of appeal “ on the adverse party or his attorney” prevails over the general provision of section 492 that, in all cases where the party has an attorney, the service of papers shall be upon the attorney instead of the party, and in such case service of the notice upon the respondent personally is sufficient.
Appeal from, Second Judicial District, Silver Bow County.
On motion to dismiss appeal.
F. T. McBride, for the motion.
Corbett & Wellcome, Contra.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
— Eespondent moves the dismissal of this appeal, because the notice of appeal was not served on respondent's attorney of record in the action, but instead was served on respondent personally.
Section 492 of the Code of Civil Procedure provides that: " In all cases where the party has an attorney in the action or proceeding the service of papers, when required, shall be upon the attorney instead of the party, except of subpoenas, writs, and other process issued in the suit, and of papers to bring him into contempt."
But as to service of notice of appeal there is a special provision of statute to the effect that the notice shall be served "on the adverse party or his attorney." (Code Civ. Proc., sec. 422.)
A familiar rule of construction is, that, when a general and particular provision of statute are inconsistent, the particular provision will prevail, and this rule of construction is incorporated in the Code of Civil Procedure by the provisions of section 631.
Therefore, in our judgment, the particular provision of section 422, relating especially to the service of the notice of appeal, and providing that service thereof may be made on the adverse party personally, or on bis attorney, would make the service in this case of notice of appeal on respondent sufficient." Motion to dismiss is therefore denied.
All concurred.