Case Name: Tague v. Benner et al.
Court: Iowa Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Iowa
Decision Date: 1887-06-11
Citations: 71 Iowa 651
Docket Number: 
Parties: Tague v. Benner et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: Iowa Reports
Volume: 71
Pages: 651–652

Head Matter:
Tague v. Benner et al.
1. Practice on Appeal: imperfect record: dismissal. An appeal from, an order excluding certain affidavits upon the hearing of a commissioner’s report must be dismissed, where the abstract does not show what judgment the court rendered in the case, nor what the affidavits contained.
Appeal from Fremont District Court.
Saturday, June 11.
This is a proceeding, under chapter 8 of the Laws of 1874, for the establishment of disputed corners and boundaries of certain real estate. A commissioner was appointed, who went upon the premises, took testimony and made a survey, and returned his report to the court. The defendants tiled objections to the report, and offered to introduce certain affidavits in evidence, on the hearing of the objections to the report. The plaintiffs objected to the affidavits, and the objection was sustained. The defendants excepted, and appeal.
A. B. Brewer, for appellants.
Draper & ThorneTl, for appellees.

Opinion:
Rothrock, J.
The abstract does not show that any ruling was made upon the objections to the report. It does not appear what the objections were, and the record is silent as to whether or not the report was approved and confirmed. It does appear that certain affidavits were offered by the defendants on the hearing of the motion.. These were excluded, exceptions were taken, and error is assigned upon the ruling; but it is not shown what the'affidavits contained. It is apparent that we cannot reverse the case upon this record. It is impossible to determine whether the court erred in excluding the affidavits unless we are advised of their contents. They may have been upon facts not pertinent to any issue in the case, and we cannot entertain an appeal unless the record presented to us shows that the court below entered a judgment or order from which an appeal may be taken. The appeal must be
Dismissed.