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McKenzie v. Moran

J. W. McKenzie v. G. W. Moran

McKenzie v. Moran, 54 So. 1 (Miss. 1910)
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Court
Mississippi Supreme Court · State Highest Courts
Decided
October 15, 1910
Judges
Mayes
Citations
54 So. 198 Miss. 482
Syllabus
Supreme Court Practice. Reinstatement of appeal. Where an appeal in the supreme court is dismissed for want of prosecution it will not be reinstated on motion accompanied by affidavit stating that an assignment of error and brief were mailed to the clerk of the supreme court long prior to the calling of the district from which the case came, but that the assignment of error and brief had miscarried and were therefore not received by the clerk. No assignment of error or brief being filed with such motion and no excuse being given for the failure to do so.

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Mayes, C. J.,

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On January 9th this case was dismissed for Want of prosecution. 53 South. 785 '. In the 21st day of January a motion is made to have the case reinstated. This motion is accompanied by an affidavit stating that assignment of error and briefs were mailed to'the clerk of this court long prior to the calling of the district from which this case comes, but that the assignment of error and briefs have miscarried, and were therefore not received by the clerk. In this motion to reinstate no assignment of error is filed with the motion,. no excuse is given why the assignment of error is not filed, nor does any brief accompany the motion to reinstate or excuse for the failure to file one.

Under these circumstances, we can do nothing but overrule the motion to reinstate. Motion overruled.

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