Busing

Busing v. Moore

Good Law
116 Cal. App. 465·1931 Cal. App. LEXIS 464·2 P.2d 841
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaSeptember 1, 1931Docket No. 7963.California385 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Houser, J.

In this motion to dismiss the appeal from the judgment, the record shows that the judgment was entered on December 2, 1930; that the notice of intention to move for a new trial was filed on February 28, 1931, which motion was denied on March 31, 1931; and that the notice of appeal from the judgment was not filed until the twenty-seventh day of April, 1931. It thus appears that considerably more than sixty days elapsed after the entry of the judgment before appellant either filed notice of his intention to move for a new trial, or filed notice of appeal from the judgment.

As far as affects the instant matter, section 939 of the Code of Civil Procedure provides that:

Section 953d of the Code of Civil Procedure is as follows:

Construing the provisions of said section of the code with reference to the effect of a notice of intention to move for a new trial upon the right of appeal, in the case of Ransome-Crummey Co. v. Beggs, 185 Cal. 279 [ 196 Pac. 487 ], it is held that (syllabus):

It therefore becomes apparent that in the circumstances hereinbefore set forth, the filing by appellant of his notice of intention to move for a new trial did not have the effect of extending the time…

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