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Smith v. Wallace

Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Mar 28, 1950
216 P.2d 287 (Okla. 1950)

Opinion

No. 34479.

March 28, 1950.

(Syllabus.)

APPEAL AND ERROR — Time for appeal from action of district court in refusing to discharge receiver. In order to review the action of the district court in refusing to discharge a receiver, the petition in error must be filed in this court within thirty days, as provided by 12 O.S. 1941 § 1558[ 12-1558].

Appeal from District Court, Seminole County; Bob Howell, Judge.

Action by Loyd J. Wallace against Rose A. Smith to foreclose a chattel mortgage. From the order of the trial court refusing to vacate the appointment of a receiver, defendant appeals. Dismissed.

Charles E. Grounds and E. Keith Cooper, both of Seminole, for plaintiff in error.

Allen G. Nichols and Walter Billingsley, both of Wewoka, for defendant in error.


Plaintiff commenced an action to foreclose a chattel mortgage, and a receiver was appointed to take possession of the property. On July 14, 1949, the trial court overruled an application to vacate the appointment of the receiver. The appeal from this order was filed in this court December 22, 1949.

A motion to dismiss has been filed for the reason that the appeal was not filed within the period prescribed by 12 O.S. 1941 § 1558[ 12-1558]. The motion must be sustained. Connecticut General Life Ins. Co. v. Dobbins, 178 Okla. 629, 63 P.2d 968; Grant Drilling Co. v. Rebold, 181 Okla. 479, 75 P.2d 172; Lamb v. Alexander, 45 Okla. 573, 146 P. 443; Skelly Oil Co. v. Globe Oil Co. et al., 87 Okla. 225, 209 P. 321. In Skelly Oil Co. v. Globe Oil Co. et al., supra, we stated:

"In order to review the action of the district court in refusing to discharge a receiver, the petition in error must be filed in this court within ten days, as provided in section 4986, Rev. Laws 1910."

Since then the statute involved has been amended to provide for an appeal within thirty days.

There is nothing in McGrath v. Clift, 198 Okla. 644, 181 P.2d 555, contrary to the above announced rule. The appeal here is directly from the order overruling the application to vacate and can only be taken under the provisions of the above statute.

Appeal dismissed.


Summaries of

Smith v. Wallace

Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Mar 28, 1950
216 P.2d 287 (Okla. 1950)
Case details for

Smith v. Wallace

Case Details

Full title:SMITH v. WALLACE

Court:Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Date published: Mar 28, 1950

Citations

216 P.2d 287 (Okla. 1950)
202 Okla. 577