Continental Nat. Bank of Memphis v. Buford
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE ■ CIRCUIT'COURT OP APPEALS POR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT. The' facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hablan
Has this court authority to review the judgment of the Circuit Court of Appeals in this case?
This question arises upon the face of the record, aifd' cannot be ignored; for, the rule is well established that, “on every writ of error or appeal, the first and fundamental question is that of jurisdiction, first of this court, and then of the court from which the record comes.” M. C. & L. M. Railway Co. v. Swan, 111 U. S. 379, 382; King Bridge Co. v. Otoe County, 120 U. S. 225; Martin v. Balt. & Ohio R. R. Co., 151 U. S. 673, 690; Powers v. Chesapeake .& Ohio Railway, 169 U. S. 92, 98; Great…
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