T. W. & L. O. Naylor Co. v. Bowman

WILLIAM A. LEE, J. — Bespondent moves to dismiss this appeal on the ground that the reporter’s transcript was not settled, allowed and signed by the district judge who tried the cause, and also moves to strike from the record on appeal certain files which it is claimed do not constitute any part of the judgment-roll, and for the further reason that the clerk’s transcript is not properly certified. An examination of the record on appeal as it was filed in this court on January 2, 1923, shows that it did not contain any evidence of the trial judge having settled the reporter’s transcript, as required by subd. 3 of C. S., sec. 6886, nor did such transcript contain any of the instructions given or requested. Such instructions do appear in the clerk’s transcript, but neither the clerk’s transcript nor the transcript on appeal is sufficiently certified by the clerk. Prior to the submission of this motion, appellant obtained an order for diminution of the record, and filed an additional certificate by the clerk of the court below, accompanied by his affidavit, [516] which show that counsel for respondent had stipulated that the reporter’s transcript of the evidence was satisfactory, and that an order of the court settling the same might be allowed, which settlement by the trial judge was had on December 28, 1922. There is also an amended certificate from the present clerk of said court, which said additional records were by said order of diminution made a part of this original record on appeal, and appear to be in compliance with the statutes and rules of this court regulating appeals. Respondent contends, however, that the instructions should have been incorporated in the reporter’s transcript, "and form no part of the judgment-roll, and for that reason ought to be stricken. An examination of the praecipe shows that the clerk was directed to include in his transcript the instructions to the jury. C. S., see. 7163, was amended by Laws of 1919, p. 437, c. 143', by adding to this section the words: “ . . . . and of all papers, records and files designated in the praecipe filed by appellant with the clerk of the district court. ’ ’ In Marnella v. Froman, 35 Ida. 21, 204 Pac. 202, it was held, following a dictum in Stringer v. Redfield, 34 Ida. 378, 201 Pac. 714, that where instructions have been filed with the clerk and included and certified by him in response to appellant’s praecipe, they are subject to review on appeal under said section. (See, also, Swewney & Smith Co. v. St. Paul Ins. Co., 35 Ida. 303, at 312, 206 Pac. 178.) It is therefore apparent that the instructions of the court, while they properly belong to and should be made a part of the reporter’s transcript, if not brought to this court as a part of such transcript, may be brought here as a part of the clerk’s transcript, and since by C. S., sec. 6879, in a civil ease all instructions given by the court of its own motion, and the refusal to give requested instructions, where such refusal is noted in writing by the court, are deemed excepted to, if the same appear in the records, files or minutes^ pursuant to a designation in the praecipe, they may be re [517] riewed upon appeal as though settled in a hill of exceptions. Respondent’s several motions to dismiss and to strike should he denied, and it is so ordered. McCarthy, Dunn and William E. Lee, JJ., concur.