Court Opinion

ID: 9833608
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-01 22:52:29.013437+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:44:04.921510
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On Motion for Rehearing.
Appellant has filed in connection with his motion a number of exhibits to show that the delay in ordering the transcript arose from the failure of the court reporter to send, prior to February 13, 1926, to counsel for appellant, excerpts from the reporter’s shorthand notes as to the bills of exceptions taken by appellant at the trial; these excerpts to be used in preparing the Bills of exception. Assuming that the reporter was guilty of negligence, we do not believe this amounts to good cause, as required by article 1839, Revised Statutes 1925. Article 2324, Revised Statutes, defines the duty of the reporter in that regard to furnish in question and answer, or in narrative form, any portion of the proceedings, including all oral testimony offered, objections thereto, rulings and remarks of the court, and all exceptions thereto.
.In this instance this transcript of the notes was requested January 12th, and furnished on January 30th, but the transcript of the reporter’s notes did not contain the testimony excluded; then on February 13th order was made for transcript, and request for certain depositions to show the testimony excluded, as stated in the original opinion. We do believe we would be authorized to permit this record to be filed under the facts stated. If this was the only case, we might waive the rule; but this case will be a precedent in this court, and other parties will have a right to the same indulgence as appellant. One violation of the rule will lead to another, until the rule, instead of being an aid to expediting the submission of cases, will be a hindrance.
The motion will be.overruled.