Case Name: Hulda Purvis v. Isabelle Standifer
Court: Illinois Appellate Court
Jurisdiction: Illinois
Decision Date: 1884-02-05
Citations: 14 Ill. App. 435
Docket Number: 
Parties: Hulda Purvis v. Isabelle Standifer.
Judges: 
Reporter: Illinois Appellate Court Reports
Volume: 14
Pages: 435–436

Head Matter:
Hulda Purvis v. Isabelle Standifer.
Pbactice — Motion to continue cause. — Where a motion was made to continue a cause to make application to the coui-t below to amend the bill of exceptions by adding the seal of the judge, and by incorporating matter which had been inadvertently omitted. Held, that the motion comes too late, as the defects in the record of the court below were apparent ever since it was certified ,o hy the clerk, and it was the duty of appellant’s counsel, if he had desired to have the record amended, to have made his motion before the cause had been submitted.
Appeal from the County Court of Moultrie county; the Hon. J. Meeker, Judge, presiding.
Opinion filed February 5, 1884.
Mr. W. H. Shinn, for appellant.
Messrs. Eden & Clark and Mr. S. M. Smyser, for appellee.
Two cases.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
"When these two cases were reached upon the call of the docket on the fourth day of December, it appearing that errors had been assigned upon the records and briefs filed upon both sides, they were taken under advisement. On the next day, upon application of appellant's attorney in each case; leave was given to file additional records from the court below. In the second of the above entitled cases such additional record was filed, but it appearing that the new matter certified by the clerk does not constitute a part of the record, we have stricken the same from the files.
A motion is now made to continue the causes, to enable appellants to make application to the court below to amend the bill of exceptions in each case, by adding the seal of the judge and by incorporating matter which has been inadvertently omitted therefrom.
This application, if it, had been made in time, might have met with our favorable consideration ; but the defects in the record of the court below have been apparent ever since it was first certified to by the clerk, and if appellant's counsel had desired to have it amended he should have made his motion before the cause had been submitted. We are of opinion the motions made at this late day came entirely too late, and they will be overruled.