Thudium v. Dickson

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• reversing dismissal of an appeal when the delay was caused by the clerk’s failure to open and transmit a sealed record
• dismissal of an appeal by the trial court is not authorized absent a hearing and a finding that the delay was both unreasonable and inexcusable
• “Without question, it is an appellant’s obligation to complete the record. In so doing, an appellant must timely pay the costs and ensure the timely preparation of any needed transcripts or evidence.”
• “As a general rule, this state’s appellate courts should reach the merits of appeals whenever possible. The policy is to avoid the dismissal of an appeal and to reach the merits of a case whenever it is reasonable to do so.” (citations omitted)
• “As a general rule, this state’s appellate courts should reach the merits of appeals whenever possible. The policy is to avoid the dismissal of an appeal and to reach the merits of a case whenever it is reasonable to do so.” (citations omitted)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).