Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad v. Morton
Supreme Court of Missouri
Certiorari to Judge of Marion Circuit Court. Since the dismissal of the writs of error in these two cases, (see 20 Mo. 70,) the defendants, David and Samuel Morton, petitioned the supreme court to grant writs of certiorari directed to the judge of the Marion circuit court. In obedience to these writs, transcripts of the records in said cases were filed in the office of tbe clerk of the supreme court, on which said defendants made assignments of error.
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Certiorari to Judge of Marion Circuit Court. Since the dismissal of the writs of error in these two cases, (see 20 Mo. 70,) the defendants, David and Samuel Morton, petitioned the supreme court to grant writs of certiorari directed to the judge of the Marion circuit court. In obedience to these writs, transcripts of the records in said cases were filed in the office of tbe clerk of the supreme court, on which said defendants made assignments of error. The facts, it is deemed, sufficiently appear in the opinion of the court and in the report of the case of Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad Co. v.…
1Opinion of the CourtNapton, Judge
These two cases were before this court on writs of error, (20 Mo. 70,) and it was held that the writs of error would not lie in such cases, and the writs were therefore dismissed. The records are now before the court on certiorari.
We have no statute here regulating writs of certiorari, nor has this court, so far as we are aware, given any construction to the constitutional provision which authorizes this court to issue the writ. It is not deemed necessary to undertake in this case to determine the exact class or classes of *320cases in which this writ may be resorted to. A reference to the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad v. MortonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1854
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