COURT RULES. SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI. The following rule was adopted by the supreme court of Missouri at its October term, 1901: any reason cannot or does not file a complete transcript, he shall file within the time allowed by said section of the statutes a certificate of judgment, and may thereafter "In all cases where appeals shall be taken file a complete transcript and abstract of the or writs of error sued out to this court after record, or simply an abstract of the record. January 1st, 1902, the appellant shall file And neither the fact that this court has with the clerk of this court a full transcript, heretofore held that the return term of the or in lieu thereof a certificate of judgment appeal is to be determined by the date of as provided by section 813, Rev. St. 1899, the filing of the bill of exceptions, nor the within the time by said section provided, and fact that for any reason a complete tranthe date of the allowance of the appeal, and script could not be filed in time for the renot the time of filing the bill of exceptions turn term, shall be taken as an excuse, but after the appeal is granted, shall determine in all such cases the appellant shall file a the term of this court to which such appeal certificate of the judgment as and when reis returnable; and when the appellant for|quired by said section 813, Rev. St. 1899.” SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS. The following additional rule was adopted by the supreme court Monday, December 23d: When a court of civil appeals shall decide any question which may come before it for determination, and shall deliver a written opinion thereon, and shall, upon a motion for rehearing or upon their own motion, certify such question for the decision of this court, the original opinion or a copy thereof, as well 65 S. W. (V) as a copy of the briefs of counsel on file in such court, shall accompany the certificate be sent up, it shall be the duty of the clerk sent up to this court. If the original opinion of this court, when he sends down the answer of this court to the question, to accompany the same with such original opinion. The court then adjourned until January 9, 1902. |