After an appeal has been entered, no person shall be allowed to withdraw the appeal without the consent of the adverse party. (Laws 1799, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 495; Code 1863, § 3550; Code 1868, § 3573; Code 1873, § 3629; Code 1882, § 3629; Civil Code 1895, § 4471; Civil Code 1910, § 5016; Code 1933, § 6-503.)