Legal Opinion · Concurrence

In Re Petitions to Transfer Appeals From Appellate Court to Supreme Court

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided January 29, 1931No. Nos. 25486, 13659 Nos. 25365, 13630 Nos. 25352, 13633 Nos. 25261, 13621 Nos. 25518, 13900 Nos. 25678, 13755 Nos. 25521, 13677 Nos. 25468, 13706 Nos. 25408, 13650 Nos. 25729, 13783 Nos. 25730, 13784 Nos. 25173, 13609 Nos. 25005, 13591 Nos. 25373, 13637 Nos. 25243, 13626 Nos. 25324, 13632 Nos. 25436, 13644 Nos. 25631, 13676 Nos. 25471, 13663 No. 13741 No. 13743 Nos. 25275, 13627 No. 14065 Nos. 25582, 13667 Nos. 25158, 13598 Nos. 25682, 13729 Nos. 24951, 13582 Nos. 25379, 13639 Nos. 25590, 13681 Nos. 25273, 13624 Nos. 25787, 13932Published

1Concurrence

Concurring Opinion.

Myers, C. J.

I concur in the result reached in the majority opinion herein, but disagree with the expressions in the opinion which seem to recognize that jurisdiction of courts in cases on appeal may be made to depend upon whether they are classified as large or important, or inferior, minor or unimportant. In this state we have two courts—Supreme and Appellate—vested with appellate jurisdiction. The Supreme Court was created by our state Constitution and the Appellate Court by an act of the General Assembly. At present, the judgment of the Appellate Court is final except…

2Cases cited11 opinions

State ex rel. Hovey v. NobleIndiana Supreme Court · 1889
City of Indianapolis v. NavinIndiana Supreme Court · 1897
Lake Erie & Western Railway Co. v. WatkinsIndiana Supreme Court · 1902
City of Evansville v. SenhennIndiana Supreme Court · 1897
Ex parte GriffithsIndiana Supreme Court · 1889

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