A Treatise on New Trial and Appellate Practice: Presenting and Illustrating the Laws and Rules of Practice in Proceedings Subsequent to Decisions by Trial Courts, Including Final Disposition in Appellate Court, with Special Reference to the Code and Statutes of California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, and the Territories of Arizona and New Mexico, Volume 2

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Bancroft-Whitney, 1903 - Appellate procedure - 1754 pages

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Contents

Brevity and conciseness commended
823
What must appear by statement or bill for purposes of review
826
SpecificationsTrue office of and necessity
829
Sufficiency of specificationsInsufficiency of evidence
838
Sufficiency of specificationsErrors
859
Exceptions before referee How shown
861
Whether specifications required where decision against law 438 When action of court pertaining to amendments to be speci fied as error
865
Sufficiency of specification as to amount of recovery on con
866
Proper place for specificationMust form part of statement or bill of exceptions
867
Effect of inserting notice in statement or bill
870
Authentication
875
Duty of court to settleNot merely to sign 444 Proposal of skeleton statement permissible 445 Extensive power of trial courts over settlement of state...
877
Extensive powers of trial courts over engrossment and amend ment
881
Engrossment
894
Service
896
Extension of timeBy stipulation
901
Extension of timeBy order of court
902
451 Relief on motion from failure to serve or obtain extension 452 Proposal of amendments herein of waiver of service
908
453 Bringing on settlementNotice of time and place of settle ment
911
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915
Proceedings before judge or referee at settlementAppearance and nonappearance of parties 455 Proceedings before judge or referee at settlementWa...
916
Proceedings before judge or referee at settlementObjections excuses and explanationsHow made to appear
918
Mandate to compel settlement
931
Proving exceptions before supreme court
935
Effect of statutory changes
942
other files and records
944
APPELLATE PRACTICE
947
CHAPTER 35
990
CHAPTER 24
991
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF
997
CHAPTER 25
1035
CHAPTER 28
1041
CHAPTER 26
1069
PARTIES TO THE PROCEEDING
1072
CHAPTER 27
1080
Orders pertaining to costsConsidered with relation to entry
1086
Statutory provisionsGeneral rule as to parties applicable 523 Suggestion of test for determining who proper parties appel lant 524 Joinder on appeal ...
1092
CHAPTER 29
1112
No findings required to support orders 610 How conclusions of law stated
1287
Changing conclusions of
1288
CHAPTER 36
1290
CHAPTER 37
1308
CHAPTER 38
1325
Printing transcripts
1326
Arranging and indexing the transcript
1327
AuthenticationBy stipulation
1329
AuthenticationBy the clerk
1332
What the transcript must contain
1337
640 Each appeal to be heard on its own transcript
1347
Transcripts cannot be pieced out by reference to transcripts on file in other appeals
1348
Filing and serving transcripts
1349
643
1354
Objections to transcript
1357
Procedure to correct and amend transcript
1358
Surplusage in the transcript
1360
CHAPTER 39
1362
CHAPTER 47
1390
CHAPTER 40
1410
CHAPTER 41
1515
CHAPTER 42
1535
Costs on appeal
1567
Effect of equal division of court
1568
CHAPTER 43
1569
CHAPTER 44
1583
APPEALS IN CRIMINAL CASES 735 Provisions governing civil cases generally applicable 736 Constitutional and statutory provisions 737 Appeal...
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CHAPTER 46
1600
APPEALS FROM JUSTICES COURTS 8 744 Scope and limits of jurisdiction 745 How takenEffect of appeal 746 Statement where appeal on questi...
1601
RELIEF AGAINST JUDGMENTS AND DECREES BY SUIT IN EQUITY 752 Distinctions and definitions 753 Mere errors and irregularities no gro...
1613
764 Further as to meaning of extrinsic fraud
1650
Fraud consisting of unauthorized appearance of attorney 766 Mistake as ground for relief
1655
Accident and surprise as ground for relief
1657
Loss of bill of exceptions 769 Relief against void judgments
1658
Further as to relief where no jurisdiction of the person 771 Relief granted for matters occurring after judgment
1664
Bills of review
1666
Parties to the action
1668
Allegations must be specific
1669

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Page 1531 - In case of the death, or other disability, of a party, the court, on motion, may allow the action to be continued by or against his representative or successor in interest. In case of any other transfer of interest, the action may be continued in the name of the original party, or the court may allow the person to whom the transfer is made to be substituted in the action.
Page 1226 - The verdict of a jury is either general or special. A general verdict, is that by which they pronounce generally upon all or any of the issues either in favor of the plaintiff or defendant. A special verdict is that "by which the jury find the facts only, leaving the judgment to the court.
Page 953 - The powers of the Government of the State of California shall be divided into three separate departments — the legislative, executive, and judicial ; and no person charged with the exercise of powers properly belonging to one of these departments shall exercise any functions appertaining to either of the others, except as in this Constitution expressly directed or permitted.
Page 992 - The Superior Court shall have original jurisdiction in all cases in equity, and in all cases at law which involve the title or possession of real property, or the legality of any tax, impost, assessment, toll, or municipal fine...
Page 1087 - ... a memorandum of the items of his costs and necessary disbursements in the action or proceeding, which memorandum must be verified by the oath of the party, or his attorney or agent, or by the clerk of his attorney, stating that to the best of his knowledge and belief the items are correct, and that the disbursements have been necessarily incurred in the action or proceeding.
Page 1180 - ... to the effect that the appellant will pay all damages and costs which may be awarded against him on the appeal, not exceeding three hundred dollars...
Page 1006 - ... jurisdiction, if the course of proceeding be not specifically pointed out by this code or the statute, any suitable process or mode of proceeding may be adopted which may appear most conformable to the spirit of this code.— Code amend.— 1880:43.
Page 1199 - Whenever an appeal is perfected as provided in the preceding sections of this chapter, it stays all further proceedings in the court below upon the judgment or order appealed from...
Page 1574 - The Chief Justice shall apportion the business to the departments, and may, in his discretion, order any cause pending before the Court to be heard and decided by the Court in bank. The order may be made before or after judgment pronounced by a department ; but where a cause has been allotted to one of the departments, and a judgment pronounced thereon, the order must be made within thirty days after such judgment...
Page 993 - ... from the time of filing such pleadings or transcript with the clerk, the superior court shall have over the action the same jurisdiction as if it had been commenced therein; provided, that in cases of forcible entry and detainer, of which justices' courts have jurisdiction, any evidence, otherwise competent, may be given, and any question properly involved therein may be determined.

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