Degge v. Hitchcock
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Hearing on an appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia discharging a rule to show cause why the writ of certiorari should not issue to review an order of the Postmaster General, and dismissing the petition therefor.
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Hearing on an appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia discharging a rule to show cause why the writ of certiorari should not issue to review an order of the Postmaster General, and dismissing the petition therefor. The Court in the opinion stated the facts as follows: This is an appeal from a judgment of the supreme court of the District discharging a rule to show cause why a writ of certiorari should not issue to review an order of Frank H. Hitchcock, the Postmaster General, and dismissing the petition therefor. The petition alleges that W. W. Degge is a…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Shepard
There is no statute prescribing the function of, or regulating the procedure by, certiorari in the District of Columbia, hence we must look, therefor, to the common law. The writ lies to inferior courts and to special tribunals exercising judicial or quasi judicial functions, to bring their proceedings into the superior court, where they may be reviewed and quashed if it be made plainly to appear that such inferior court or special tribunal had no jurisdiction of the subject-matter, or had exceeded its jurisdiction, or had deprived a party of a right or imposed a burden upon him or his…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Public Clearing House v. CoyneSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Harris v. BarberSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Gaither v. WatkinsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1887
- Hamilton v. Town of HarwoodIllinois Supreme Court · 1885
3Cited by1 opinion
- Brodie v. YoungCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1943