071-NLR-NLR-V-41-RASIAH-v.-THIEDEMAN.pdf
Rasiah v. Thiedeman.
287
1939
Present: Soertsz A.C.J.
RASIAH v. THIEDEMAN.
26—C. R. Colombo, 41,289.
Cross-appeal—Court of Requests—Appeal failing for want of leave to challengefacts—Right of respondent to be heard under Civil Procedure Code, s.772.Where an appeal from the Court of Requests in a money case failedbecause the appellant could not argue the point of law taken withoutchallenging the finding of fact, from which he had not obtained leaveto appeal, the respondent is not entitled to be heard' in a cross-appealunder section 772 of the Civil Procedure Code unless he had himself
obtained leave to appeal on the facts.
»11 C. L. W. 142.
* 11 C. L W. 145.
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SOERTSZ A.C.J.—Rasiah v. Thiedeman.
^^PPEAL from a judgment of the Commissioner of Requests, Colombo.
M.Tiruchelvam. (with him O. L. de Kretser, Jnr.), for the defendant,appellant.
F. N. Gratiaen (with him J. R. Jayawardana), for the plaintiff,respondent.
Cur. adv. vult.
July 11, 1939. Soertsz A.C.J.—
In this case, there is no difficulty in regard to what I should do in thematter of the appeal. It purported to be an appeal on a matter of law,but Counsel for the appellant admitted that he could not argue thequestion of law without challenging findings on facts and he had notobtained leave to appeal. He, therefore, did not press the appeal.
There was, however, a cross-appeal taken under section 772 of theCivil Procedure Code. I heard that,appeal and reserved my order on it.
I have now come to the conclusion that it should be dismissed on theground that the plaintiff had no right to prefer such an appeal.
Section 772 says : “ any respondent, though he may not have appealedagainst any part of the decree, may upon the hearing, not only supportthe decree …. but take any objection to the decree which hecould have taken by way of appeal, provided he has given to the appellant ■. .t . . seven days’ notice ” . . . . This was a money caseand the plaintiff had no right of appeal v/ithout leave. He has had noleave given him. The objection is not, therefore, one he could havetaken by way of appeal, and he is, consequently, debarred from taking itin this way.
I dismiss the appeal and the cross-objection and make no order forcosts.
Appeal dismissed.