Case Name: Koons et al. v. Burkhart
Court: Appellate Court of Indiana
Jurisdiction: Indiana
Decision Date: 1916-10-04
Citations: 78 Ind. App. 691
Docket Number: No. 9,561
Parties: Koons et al. v. Burkhart.
Judges: 
Reporter: Indiana Court of Appeals Reports
Volume: 78
Pages: 691–692

Head Matter:
Koons et al. v. Burkhart.
[No. 9,561.
Filed October 4, 1916.]
Appeal. — Notice.—Bight of Appeal. — Though a party miist fail in his appeal because his only assignment of error is based on the overruling of his motion for a new trial, when, in fact, he had filed no such motion, does not preclude an appeal by him, and so, notwithstanding his appeal, require the other appellants to give him notice, in order that they may have their assignments considered.
From Monroe Circuit Court; Robert W. Miers, Judge.
Action between Milford G. Koons and others and Florence Burkhart. From the judgment rendered, the former appeal, and the latter moves to dismiss the appeal.
Motion to dismiss appeal overruled.
Batman, Miller & Blair and East & East, for appellants.
James B. Wilson, for appellee.

Opinion:
McNutt, J.
— The appellee has filed a motion to dismiss this, a vacation, appeal for the following reasons: (1) That the only error assigned by each appellant is the overruling of their separate motions for a new trial; and (2) that one of said appellants did not file any motion for a new trial, and that said appellant is not otherwise properly in court.
It is contended by appellee that, in as much as said appellant, who filed no motion for a new trial, must fail in his appeal, therefore, he cannot appeal, and must be treated by the other appellants as a co-appellant, and notified, as provided by statute in such cases.
We cannot concur in the view entertained by appellee's counsel. A party's right to appeal in no way depends upon his right to recover in this court.
It is evident, from the record in this case, that the appellant, Milford G. Koons, must fail in his appeal, but such failure cannot affect the right of the other appellants to have their assignments of error considered on their .respective merits; otherwise, every appeal would have to be dismissed if it appeared that the judgment must be affirmed ás to any appellant.
The motion to dismiss the appeal is overruled.