Court Opinion

ID: 9673072
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Date Created: 2023-08-24 04:05:52.107543+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:16:20.068911
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On Rehearing.
Counsel for appellee in his brief in support of his application for rehearing requests that we show that in his application for extension of time for filing his brief counsel for appellant asked for an extension of ten days. Such is correct.
The petition for extension of time for filing briefs was filed in this court on 26 September 1957, the record haying been filed in this court on 28 August 1957. This-was within the thirty day period within which appellant could file his briefs.
The basis for the request was “due to cases during the month of September in both Marshall and Etowah Counties counsel for appellant has not had time to prepare the same.”
The certificate of service on opposing counsel on the petition recites that the attorney for the appellee had orally consented to an extension of time prayed for in the petition.
Supreme Court Rule 12, Code 1940, Tit. 7 Appendix, provides,’ among other things
“Upon written application, served upon opposing counsel, the court, or a justice thereof, for good cause shown, may extend the time for the filing of any of appellant’s or appellee’s brief for not exceeding fifteen days.”
Written application for an extension of time having been properly presented, an order was entered by the Presiding Judge of this court on 26 September 1957 granting an additional fifteen days to appellant within which to file briefs. This being a matter of discretion, it was the view of the Presiding Judge that, upon the showing made in the petition, counsel for appellant should be allowed the full fifteen days additional permitted to be granted under Rule 12, supra, rather than the ten days requested.
Appellant’s briefs were filed within the additional time granted, and we adhere to our original refusal to strike appellant’s briefs because not timely filed.
The original opinion has been revised in one aspect, said revision in no way affecting the conclusion originally reached.
Application overruled.