Case Name: The State of Missouri, Respondent, v. J. A. Wilson, Appellant
Court: Missouri Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Missouri
Decision Date: 1891-02-24
Citations: 44 Mo. App. 136
Docket Number: 
Parties: The State of Missouri, Respondent, v. J. A. Wilson, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Missouri Appeal Reports
Volume: 44
Pages: 136–137

Head Matter:
The State of Missouri, Respondent, v. J. A. Wilson, Appellant.
St. Louis Court of Appeals,
February 24, 1891.
Practice, Trial: bill or exceptions. Where a bill of exceptions is filed in term time, there must be some recital in the record proper that it was filed; and, when it is filed in vacation, there must be a recital of the record in term time that leave was given by the court for the filing of it in vacation, together with a file mark or recital of the clerk showing that it was filed within the time granted.
Appeal from the Christian Circuit Court. — Hon. W. D. Hubbard, Judge. '
Affirmed.
D. M. Payne and George It. Lockwood, for appellant.
G. A. Watson, Prosecuting Attorney, for respondent.

Opinion:
Biggs, J.
Upon the record now before us we cannot consider what purports to be a bill of exceptions. By numerous decisions of this court, and also of the supreme court, the rule of practice has been established that, where a bill of exceptions is filed in term time, there must be some recital in the record proper that it is filed ; and that, when it is filed in vacation, there must be a recital of record in term time that leave was given by the court to file it in vacation, and also a file mark or recital by the clerk showing that it was filed within the time granted. Dinwiddie v. Jacobs, 82 Mo. 195 ; Pope v. Thomson, 66 Mo. 661 ; Eau Claire Lumber Co. v. Howard, 76 Mo. 517; McGrew v. Foster, 66 Mo. 30; Fulkerson v. Houts, 55 Mo. 301 ; Carter v. Prior, 78 Mo. 222 ; State ex rel. v. Leslie, 83 Mo. 60 ; Roesler v. Bank, 88 Mo. 565 ; State v. McNamara, 100 Mo. 105. In this case there is nothing in the record proper showing that the paper which purports to be a bill of exceptions was filed in term time, or that leave was given to file it in vacation. The paper only contains a file mark by the clerk. That is not sufficient.
As no point is made on anything growing out of or appearing from the record proper, we will have to affirm the judgment. All the judges concurring, it is so ordered.