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, Том 1

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CHAPTER 22
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IRREGULARITY IN THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE COURT JURY
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CHAPTER 23
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CHAPTER
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RELIEF AGAINST JUDGMENTS AND DECREES BY SUIT IN EQUITY
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WAS PREVENTED FROM HAVING A FAIR TRIAL
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With reference to the disqualification of judges 40 With reference to the order of trial 41 Order of arguments 42 Irregularities in administering oath...
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When respondent estopped from asking a dismissalAnd herein of waiver
92
Suppressing and concealing evidence
97
Knowingly introducing false testimony
98
Misleading party to his prejudice
99
Fraud practiced in matter of presenting points and authorities
100
Of duty of counsel to call matter to courts attention
101
Counsel must except to improper conduct
102
How far considereu
103
CHAPTER 5
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Statutory provisions
105
CHAPTER 6
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What included and what excluded
147
Presumption and showing of prejudice
148
Treating jurors
152
Entertaining and extending hospitality to jurors
153
Conversation about case between party and juror
154
Conversation between counsel and juror
156
Trading and dealing with jurors during trial
157
88 Conduct calculated to influence jurors
158
Parties in pari delicto 90 Consisting in improper deportment of counsel in court Argument
160
Comment upon failure of defendant in a criminal case to testify
165
Stating factsAdding to evidence
167
Unwarrantably announcing to court that attempt being made to bribe jury 94 Improper conduct in examining and crossexamining witnesses
169
Interested officer in charge of jury
171
Amendment usually permitted upon sustaining demurrer Proper practice 107 Large discretion conceded to trial court but not unlimited 108 SameCa...
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CHAPTER 8
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Tampering with and keeping from the trial adversarys wit nesses
218
TRANSCRIPT
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CHAPTER 9
240
Oral communications from outside sourcesFrom parties and counsel 165 Oral communications from outside sourcesFrom others than partiesWhen h...
241
Distinctions and definitions
275
CHAPTER 10
307
CHAPTER 11
340
Fatal variance not aided by findings
345
Grounds for must be specified
346
Specifications required where nonsuit on opening statement
347
Degree of particularity required in specifying
348
Where rule as to specification of grounds does not apply
349
How plaintiffs evidence considered on motion
350
Same rules apply whether trial by court or jury
351
Of the judgment to which defendant entitled
352
How error in ruling cured or waived
353
Exception to ruling on motion
354
Sufficient if material as to amount of recovery
373
It must appear that new evidence is competent 225 Rule that newly discovered evidence does not warrant a new trial if merely cumulativeLittle or no...
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Must not be merely effective to impeach witnesses
383
No objection to corroborative evidence as such 229 Affidavits of party and counsel
385
Affidavits of witnesses
387
CHAPTER 12
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CHAPTER 13
397
General view of subjectStatutory provisionsSimilarity
423
CHAPTER 45
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Record must show affirmatively ground for new trial
429
436 Exceptions before refereeHow shown
436
Verdicts against
439
Effect of inserting notice in statement or bill
441
Authentication
442
Duty of court to settleNot merely to sign
443
Proposal of skeleton statement permissible
444
CHAPTER 14
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Extensive powers of trial courts over engrossment and amend ment
446
Engrossment
447
Service
448
Extension of timeBy stipulation
449
Extension of timeBy order of court
450
Relief on motion from failure to serve or obtain extension
451
Proposal of amendments herein of waiver of service
452
Bringing on settlementNotice of time and place of settle ment
453
Proceedings before judge or referee at settlementAppearance and nonappearance of parties
454
Proceedings before judge or referee at settlementWaiver of neglect
455
Proceedings before judge or referee at settlementObjections excuses and explanationsHow made to appear
456
Mandate to compel settlement
457
Proving exceptions before supreme court
458
Effect of statutory changes
459
Incorporation of affidavits and exhibits in bills of exceptions
460
Connected use of affidavits statements bills of exceptions and other files and records
461
Jurisdiction of supreme court conferred and limited by
462
Heads of appellate jurisdictionCases of equitable cognizance
468
CHAPTER 15
469
Same subjectWith reference to change of condition by lapse of time 285 Same subjectWith reference to questions impeaching partys own witness 28...
470
Heads of appellate jurisdictionActions to abate nuisances
474
General viewStatutory provisions
479
480 Rule that appeal lies only from final judgmentWhat con stitutes
480
Policy of law in requiring final judgment for purposes of appeal
481
As to what constitutes finality for purposes of appealInter locutory decrees distinguished
482
483 Appeal lies though further order pertaining to enforcement
483
necessary 484 How finality affected by order granting new trial as to some and denying it as to others
484
485 Whether entry essential to finalityRendition and entry dis tinguished
485
Right of party with respect to entry of judgment
486
Essentials of judgment
487
488 Judgments distinguished from orders
488
489 Appeals lie from certain interlocutory decrees
489
Appeal lies from void judgment
490
Appeal lies from vague and informal judgment
491
Appeal lies from default judgment
492
Appeal lies from part of judgment
493
Judgments entered pursuant to mandate of appellate court not appealable
494
Rule that consent judgments not appealableException
495
What constitutes an order for purposes of appeal
496
497 Appeals from orders authorized by statute
497
498 Appeal only allowable from original orderExceptions
498
Orders on motion for relief from a proceeding
499
Same subjectException as to certain orders to vacate judg
500
ment 501 Orders on motions for new trial
501
Same subjectException in case of appealable ex parte orders
502
Orders in injunction cases
503
Orders changing the place of trial
505
In probate mattersGeneral viewStatutory provisions
511
SUBJECTS OF APPEAL SPECIAL ORDERS AFTER FINAL JUDG
517
Statutory provisionsGeneral rule as to parties applicable
522
Suggestion of test for determining who proper parties appel lant
523
Joinder on appeal a subject of but little importance
524
Further as to meaning of party aggrieved
525
Same subjectParties holding fiduciary relation
526
Further as to meaning of party aggrievedRule when judg ment shows no interest
527
Right of party recovering judgment to appeal
528
Transfer of interest as affecting right of appeal
529
Appeals by persons not original parties to action
530
Parties respondent CHAPTER 29
531
CHAPTER 16
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The court must not give contradictory or inconsistent instruc tions 325 Construction of instructions 326 Exemptions and harmless invasions 327 Th...
533
Form and requisites of notice
534
Signature to noticeHerein as to authority of attorney
535
On whom notice to be served
536
Meaning of adverse party as used in statutes
537
Further as to adverse partyFailure to appearFictitious parties
538
Filing the notice
539
When notice may be served
540
How notice served
541
Same subjectWhen service upon party individually sufficient
542
Rule that each prescribed step in process of appealing is ju risdictional
543
Purpose and meaning ofRelation to stay bond
544
An undertaking must be filed unless waived
545
546 Time for filingRelation to service and filing noticeExten sion of time
546
Deposit in lieu of undertaking
547
Undertaking required for each appealExceptions
548
Form and essential parts
549
As to what constitutes sufficient execution
550
Undertaking by surety companies
551
Dispensing with undertaking by stipulationWaiverEstop
552
Statutes dispensing with undertaking
553
Relief in appellate court from defects and omissions
554
The stay of execution a proceeding collateral to and independ ent of the appeal
555
Undertaking on appeal and stay bond distinguishedCases in which undertaking effects a stay
556
Stay of enforcement upon appeals from orders
557
Time for filing stay bond not limitedRelief with respect to in appellate court
558
Powers of lower court suspended after appeal taken
559
Failure to give the bond leaves lower court without power to stay execution
560
Effect of appeal upon injunctions
561
Effect of appeal upon order on motion to set aside judgment
562
Stay of waste in connection with possessory actionsFore closure suits
563
Where various forms of relief given by same decree
564
Effect of appeal upon lien of judgment
565
566 Effect of appeal upon attachment lien
566
Statutory changes
567
Effect of changingConsequences of failure of sureties to un dertaking to justify
568
Of the notice of justificationPower of court to shorten time
569
Of the proceeding to justify
570
With new sureties new undertaking necessary
571
Waiver of justification
572
No justification by surety company required
573
Stay pending proceeding to justify
574
Power of superior court with respect to undertakings in jus tices courts
575
Statutory provisions and their effect
576
The judgmentroll and other papers 578 Notice of appeal as part of recordProof of service CHAPTER 34
577
Statutory changes
579
General and special verdicts distinguished
580
Inconsistency between general and special verdict
581
Verdicts in equity cases
582
Correction of verdict by the court
583
Verdict must be within the issues
584
585 Uncertain informal and defective verdictsAmendment
585
Finding upon an immaterial issue not required
594
Ultimate rather than probative facts should be found
595
Findings must be within the issues when compared with the pleadings
596
CHAPTER 17
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Findings should not set forth the evidence
598
The mere misplacement of a finding of fact among the con clusions of law does not affect its character as a finding
599
600 How facts to be stated
600
Findings must not be contradictory
601
When findings of probative facts disregarded
602
Construction of findings
603
Agreed statement in lieu of findings
604
Findings by referee
605
Findings must be filed in proper time
606
Power of court over findings in case of mistake misappre hension
607
Power of court to amend findings
608
439 Sufficiency of specification as to amount of recovery on con
609
How conclusions of law stated
610
Changing conclusions of
611
Important function of bills of exceptions as part of the record
612
Methods of preparation and usesRelation to statement on appealStatutory changes
613
Method of settling bills at the trial
614
Further as to bills settled at the trial
615
Further as to bills settled after the trialPreparation and uses
616
Either the one or the other method must be pursued
617
Bills of exceptions permissible on decisions of questions
618
Specifications
619
Method of taking and preserving exceptions
620
Bills of exceptions as part of judgmentroll CHAPTER 37
621
General view of subject
622
Statutory changes
623
Further as to bills of exceptions on appeal from orders 625 Time and manner of settling the bill under rule 29
624
DIVISION 2
625
The statutory designation of essential record on appeal
627
When additional bill of exceptions necessary
628
Statement and bill of exceptions compared
629
Extent to which statement on motion for new trial may be used on appeal from judgment
630
Identification of affidavits where motion for new trial made
631
General office of transcript
633
Printing transcripts
634
Arranging and indexing the transcript
635
AuthenticationBy stipulation
636
AuthenticationBy the clerk
637
What the transcript must contain
638
Shortening the transcript by abbreviation omission abridg ment and order of supreme court
639
640 Each appeal to be heard on its own transcript
640
Transcripts cannot be pieced out by reference to transcripts on file in other appeals
641
Filing and serving transcripts
642
Objections to transcript
643
Procedure to correct and amend transcript
644
Surplusage in the transcript CHAPTER 39
645
Grounds for mostly jurisdictionalGeneral view of the sub ject
646
Want of jurisdiction of subject of appeal
647
Want of jurisdiction of parties
648
Failure to file or serve transcript
649
Defectiveness of transcript as ground for dismissal
650
Dismissal for failure to serve transcript
651
Loss of interest by appellant as groundWaiver of right to appeal
652
Dismissal of appeal prematurely taken
653
Failure of appellant to file points and authorities
654
Extension of time to give notice of intentionBy order of court
655
Who may move for dismissal
656
657 Motion to dismissHow made
657
Extension of time to give notice of intentionBy stipulation 366 Requisites of notice of intentionGenerally
658
Relief from default on ground of mistake inadvertence etc in response to motion to dismiss
659
Same Statement of movants intention
660
Same subjectConstruction of stipulations
661
SameMust designate grounds relied upon
662
Hearing and disposal of motionAppearance need not be lim ited
663
Hearing and disposal of motionWhen and to what extent record consulted
664
SameMust designate papers to be used on motion
665
Hearing and disposal of motionWhat considered outside transcript Form of presenting same
666
Hearing and disposal of motionUse of affidavits
667
SameMust be properly signed
668
SameShould contain address 372 Service and filing of noticeHerein of improper joinder
669
Limitation of discussion and illustration
670
Review limited by the record
671
Limiting review by stipulation or waiver
672
Court may consider matters not alluded to in argument
673
Objection to sufficiency of noticeHow and where to be made
674
Restriction of motion to particular issues
675
Limitation by consent
676
Limitation by estoppel equivalent to consent
677
Waiver of notice of intention or of the motionWaiver of defects
678
Amendment of notice
679
Modification of general rule in certain states
680
When no substantial conflict sufficiency or insufficiency of evidence is a proper question for review
681
No review of facts where decision is an inference from cir cumstances
682
Limitation by concession to discretion of trial court
683
CHAPTER 19
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Conditional ordersPower of court to make 405 Conditional ordersEffect of performance and nonperformance of conditions 406 Rules of evidence g...
685
Further as to presumptions on appeal and their rebuttal
686
Presumptions in cases of statements and bills of exceptions
687
Limitation by rule that matter complained of must affect a party entitled to take an appeal and actually appealing
688
Limitation by rule that judgment or order not disturbed by immaterial or nonprejudicial matter
689
Scope of investigation in cases of judgment by default
690
Limitation by law of the case
691
Limitation resulting from doctrine of stare decisis
692
No limitation by reasoning of lower court
693
Scope of inquiry and decision cannot be enlarged by statute
694
Abortive legislative attempts to control herein
695
Oral argument
696
Points and authorities cannot be dispensed with
697
Duty of respondent to answer points
698
Appellant should make all his points in his opening brief
699
Points should not be reserved for petition for rehearing
700
Improper matter in briefsHow dealt with
701
Moot questions not decided
702
Form of rendering decisions
703
Succession of interest after appeal taken
704
Death of party before appeal takenBefore service of notice of motion for new trial
705
Succession in office 707 Effect of bankruptcy proceedings pending appeal
707
Stipulations in supreme court
708
Suspending rules of court by stipulation
709
Generally as to power over judgments and orders appealed from
711
Power exercised in great variety of forms
712
Modification in various forms
713
Where judgment final in favor of appellant ordered
714
Same subjectEvidence not made the basis of order for judg ment
715
and heard on the minutes
716
Effect of reversal of judgment upon other proceedings in same
717
case 718 Conflicting orders in same caseConstruction of same
718
Effect of direction of appellate court upon power of lower court
719
Restitution on reversal
720
Frivolous appealsDamages
721
Damages upon dismissal of appeal
722
Costs on appeal
723
Belongs to inherent powers of courtConstitutional and stat utory provisions
725
Rehearing and hearing in bank distinguished
726
Proceedings for and upon rehearing and hearing in bank
727
Rehearings after decision in original proceeding
728
Motions to amend and to correct mistakes in the record
729
Modification without rehearingExtensive meaning of latter term
730
Disqualification of justices
731
Reargument on account of equal division of court
732
Court cannot substitute its opinion for verdict of jury
733
Effect of adjournment of term upon power of court to decide motion
734
Provisions governing civil cases generally applicable
735
Constitutional and statutory provisions
736
Appeals may be taken by either side
737
Of the record on appeal
738
Provisions limiting time for presenting bill of exceptions held to be merely directory
739
Presumptions arising upon the record
740
Presumption of injury from error
741
Disposal of the appeal
742
Effect of reversal on appeal by defendant
743
Scope and limits of jurisdiction
744
How takenEffect of appeal
745
Statement where appeal on question of law alone
746
Record on appealWhat constitutesHow transmitted
747
Security to respondentEffect of failure to provide
748
Disposal of appeal in superior court
749
Supervisory power of supreme court
750
Proceedings subsequent to final order in superior court
751
Mere errors and irregularities no ground for equitable relief
753
The jurisdiction purely equitable and the suit an indirect at tack upon the judgment
754
Party seeking the relief must show diligenceHerein of laches
755
When a meritorious cause of action or defense must be shown
756
Must appear that party seeking relief would be benefited by a reexamination
757
Must offer to do equity
758
Rule that no relief granted upon grounds available in original suit
759
Remedy by motion or otherwise in court where action tried as
760
Concurrent remedies by motion and suit in equity further con sidered
761
No jurisdiction as to judgments fixing status of persons or property
762
Fraud as ground for relief
763
Further as to meaning of extrinsic fraud
764
Fraud consisting of unauthorized appearance of attorney
765
Mistake as ground for relief
766
Accident and surprise as ground for relief
767
CHAPTER 20
768
Relief against void judgments
769
Further as to relief where no jurisdiction of the person
770
Relief granted for matters occurring after judgment
771
Bills of review
772
Parties to the action
773
Allegations must be specific
774
CHAPTER 21
778
or order appealed from
782
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