Cooke v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
In this case tbe United States had obtained adjudgment for $3796,80 against Cooke, who to the same took a writ of error.
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In this case tbe United States had obtained adjudgment for $3796,80 against Cooke, who to the same took a writ of error. The Attorney-General now moved the court to dismiss the cause for want of jurisdiction, and assigned for reason that since the issuing and serving of the writ of error, an act of Congress had reduced the amount in controversy' below the sum of $2000. ' On referring to the act, it appeared to authorize a remission of $2500 from the $3796.80, for which judgment had been obtained; but the remission was offered on condition of payment.of the remaining $1296.80 : and nothing was…
1Opinion of the Court
The CHIEF JUSTICE:
It does not appear that the proposition has'been accepted; and if not, the amount in controversy remains unaffected. But had the alleged reduction 'been made by an actual payment, the jurisdiction of the court would not be taken away. The jurisdictional facts existed at the time of issuing and serving the writ of error. By its issue and service the court obtained jurisdiction over the 'cause, and this jurisdiction once acquired, cannot be taken away by any change in the value of the subject of controversy.
Motion overruled and case retained.
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