Stillman v. Combe
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes
This is an appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court, upon the single question of the jurisdiction of that court. The jurisdiction was sustained de bene, on appeal from a preliminary injunction, by the Circuit Court of Appeals. 86 Fed. Rep., 202; S. C., 29 C. C. A. 660. It is certified' that jurisdiction was entertained solely upon the ground that this cause is ancillary. to an action at law and the final judgment rendered therein, if- that ground fails it is apparent from the record and is not disputed that there is no other. To decide the case it is not' necessary to consider anything…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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