Case Name: Indianapolis Northern Traction Company et al. v. Long
Court: Appellate Court of Indiana
Jurisdiction: Indiana
Decision Date: 1920-06-02
Citations: 73 Ind. App. 390
Docket Number: No. 10,427
Parties: Indianapolis Northern Traction Company et al. v. Long.
Judges: 
Reporter: Indiana Court of Appeals Reports
Volume: 73
Pages: 390–392

Head Matter:
Indianapolis Northern Traction Company et al. v. Long.
[No. 10,427.
Filed June 2, 1920.]
1. Courts. — Jurisdiction.—Presumption.—It is a rule of law as to courts of general jurisdiction that it is presumed that every step necessary to give jurisdiction has been taken, and unless the contrary appears, it will be presumed that there was due service of process or notice or appearance by the parties, so that the entering of a judgment nunc pro tunc as of an earlier term cannot be attacked merely because the record did not show notice of an intention, to have such proceedings was served, p. 391.
2. Courts. — Jurisdiction of Parties. — It is not necessary that the record on appeal affirmatively show that the trial court had jurisdiction’of the parties, p. 391.
3. Appeal. — Waiver of Error. — Objection to Jurisdiction. — Jurisdiction of the person or of the proceeding must be raised in . limine or it is waived, so that appellant cannot for the first time on appeal attack the jurisdiction of the trial court to enter a judgment nunc pro tunc as of an earlier term on the ground that the record did not show that notice of intention to have the proceedings was served, p. 392.
4. Appeal. — Transcript.—Time for Filing.- — ’Where on April 11 judgment was entered nunc pro tunc as of March 21, and appellants gave notice of their vacation appeal from a judgment of March 21, which time the motion for new trial was over- ■ ruled, the time for filing the transcript ran from that date, and, when not filed until September 20, it was not filed within 180 days from the date of final judgment and the appeal will be dismissed, p. 392.
From Cass Circuit Court’; John S. Lairy, Judge.
Action between the Indianapolis Northern Traction Company and others and Simon Long. From the judgment rendered, the former appeals.
Affirmed.
J. A. Van Osdol and McConnell, Jenkines & Jenkines, for appellants.
Long, Yarlott & Souder, for appellee.

Opinion:
Nichols, J.
Appellee has filed his motion to dismiss this appeal for the reason that the transcript was not filed within 180 days from the date of final judgment. It appears that the transcript was filed September 20, 1918, and appellee contends that the final judgment was rendered March 21, 1918. If appellee is right as to this contention, then 183 days had elapsed from final judgment to the date of filing the transcript, and appellee's motion to dismiss must be sustained. The motion for a new trial was overruled on the same date as the final judgment was rendered.
It appears by the record that the proceedings and judgment were entered April 11, 1918, nunc pro tunc as of March 21, 1918. The January term of the Cass Circuit Court ended March 30, 1918, and the nunc pro tunc entry was therefore made at the succeeding or April term of said court. Appellant says that the transcript fails to show that appellee served, or caused to be served, upon appellants or either of them, or upon their attorneys of record, or upon any person upon whom such notice might rightfully be served, any notice of his intention to have the proceedings of April 11, 1920, and that therefore the proceedings as to the nunc pro tunc entry are coram non judice and void. It does not appear by the record that no notice was served, and it is a rule of law as to the courts of general jurisdiction that it is presumed that every step necessary to give jurisdiction had been taken, and, unless the contrary appears, it will be presumed that there was due service of process or notice, or appearance by the parties. Exchange Bank v. Ault (1885), 102 Ind. 322, 1 N. E. 562; Quart v. Abbett (1885), 102 Ind. 233, 1 N. E. 476, 52 Am. Rep. 662; Godfrey v. White (1904), 32 Ind. App. 265, 69 N. E. 688; First Nat. Bank, etc. v. Hanna (1895), 12 Ind. App. 240, 39 N. E. 1054. It is not necessary that the record affirmatively show that the court had jurisdiction of the parties. Delaware Tp. v. Board, etc. (1901), 26 Ind. App. 97, 59 N. E. 189. Appellants failed to make any objection to the jurisdiction of the trial court to make the nunc pro tuno entry until after appeal. On the contrary, they gave notice of their vacation appeal from a judgment of March 21,1918. Jurisdiction of the person or regularity of the proceeding must be raised in limine or it is waived. 15 C. J. 847. Though entered nunc pro tunc, the final judgment was rendered, and the motion for a new trial was overruled March 21, 1918; 183 days thereafter the transcript on appeal was filed. Too late. Appeal dismissed.