Opinion ID: 1691517
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Heading: on motion to dismiss cross-appeal

Text: The appellants, Rivers Construction Company and Standard Accident Insurance Company, filed a motion to dismiss the cross-appeal of David Dubose, on the ground that the cross-appeal was filed on the 4th day of May 1961, and that Rule No. 6 of the Rules of the Supreme Court requires that an assignment of error must be filed at least 30 days before the date when a case is set for hearing, and that this case was set for hearing on the 15th day of May 1961. The movant asserts that Section 753, Miss. Code 1942, requires that appeals to the Supreme Court shall be taken within 90 days, and as aforesaid, the cross-appeal was not taken within that time. (Hn 14) This Court held in the case of Anderson v. Laurel Oil & Fertilizer Co., 228 Miss. 95, 87 So.2d 556, that the rule providing that assignment of errors should be filed by appellant at least 30 days before the case is set for hearing does not apply to cross-appeals. (Hn 15) Moreover we have held that a cross-appeal is perfected by filing a cross-assignment of errors. See Merchants Fertilizer & Phosphate Co. v. Standard Cotton Gin, et al, 199 Miss. 201, 23 So.2d 906. This Court pointed out  in the case of Crawley v. Ivy, 149 Miss. 764, 116 So. 90, that: Chapter 153, Laws 1926, (Hemingway's Code 1927, Sec. 2650) which limits the time within which an appeal to this Court can be taken, has no bearing on the time within which an assignment of error may be filed after the record in a case has been transferred to this court;   . Section 753, Miss. Code 1942, as amended by Chapter 214, Laws 1954, simply amends the above Section 2650, Hemingway's Code 1927, so as to change the time of appeal from six months to 90 days, and does not change the ruling in Crawley v. Ivy, supra. (Hn 16) In the case of Anderson v. Laurel Oil & Fertilizer Co., supra, we said: The custom has prevailed in this Court allowing cross-assignments of error to be filed at the time appellee's brief is due. Unless and until a rule is adopted by this Court regulating the time for filing cross-assignments of error, we shall continue our approval of this practice. (Hn 17) The motion to dismiss the cross-appeal will therefore be overruled. Motion to dismiss cross-appeal overruled. McGehee, C.J., and Arrington, Ethridge and Jones, JJ., concur.