Case Name: Elias E. Williams, Respondent, v. John Fiegler, Appellant
Court: Supreme Court of Missouri
Jurisdiction: Missouri
Decision Date: 1868-03
Citations: 42 Mo. 503
Docket Number: 
Parties: Elias E. Williams, Respondent, v. John Fiegler, Appellant.
Judges: The other judges concur.
Reporter: Missouri Reports
Volume: 42
Pages: 503–503

Head Matter:
Elias E. Williams, Respondent, v. John Fiegler, Appellant.
1. Practice—Appeals — Filing of Transcript.— Where the record of a cause shows that an appeal therein was taken to this court more than thirty days before the first day of the term in which the same is called for hearing, and that no transcript was filed by the appellant, and no satisfactory reason is shown why it was not filed, the judgment of the lower court Will be affirmed.
Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court.
J. Wickham, for respondent.
LL. McElhenney, for appellant.

Opinion:
Wagner, Judge,
delivered the opinion of the court.
The respondent in this cause now comes and presents a perfect '.transcript of the record, and asks for an affirmance of the judgment rendered in the Circuit Court, on the ground that the appellant has failed to prosecute his appeal as required by the statute. An examination of the record shows that the appeal was taken more than thirty days before the first day of the present term of this court, and that no transcript was filed by the appellant; nolis any satisfactory reason shown why he did not file the same.
The judgment will therefore be affirmed.
The other judges concur.