Court Opinion

ID: 8653742
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-11-24 21:13:45.98456+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:56:36.778208
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MINER, J.:
It appears from the abstract in this case that judgment was rendered in favor of the plaintiff in commissioner’s court, and that the appellant appealed to the district court, that such appeal papers were deposited with the clerk of the district court on the 23d day of June, 1893, without payment of the docket and jury fee. ' That on July 25, 1893, the respondent paid the docket and jury fee and had the ease docketed and then entered his motion to dismiss the appeal under a rule of said court. Said rule required the appellant to pay such docket and jury fee within 30 days after the receipt of such appeal papers *482in the district court,, and in case of his neglect so to do, the respondent was authorized by said rule to pay' such fees without notice to the appellant and have such appeal dismissed.
The appellant claims that the motion to dismiss was prematurely filed, for the reason that the 23d day of July was Sunday and that the 24th of July was a legal holiday, and that therefore the appellant was entitled to all of the 25th of July in which to make such payment. He also claims that he was necessarily out of the county from the time of the appeal to the 25th of July and was therefore excusable for not complying with the rule.
On the 25th day of July, the day following the entry of the motion to dismiss, the appellant tendered the docket and jury fee to the clerk, which he declined to receive, thereupon the motion to dismiss the appeal under the rule of the court was granted-
From this order of dismissal this appeal is taken. This question has been passed upon by this court in Salt Lake City v. Redwine, 6 Utah, 335; Legg v. Larson, 7 Utah, 110.
We adhere to the rule laid down in these cases and hold that the appeal was properly dismissed.
The order and judgment of the trial’ court is affirmed with costs.
Zane, C. J., and BaRTCH, J., concurred.