Legal Opinion · Dissent

State Ex Rel. Graveley v. District Court of Third Judicial District Ex Rel. Powell County

Montana Supreme Court

Decided November 16, 1946No. 8682Published

1DissentJustice Adair

This is not an appeal to the Supreme Court invoking the broad general appellate jurisdiction of this, an appellate court.

On the contrary it is an original proceeding commenced in the Supreme court invoking the restricted and limited original jurisdiction of this court in an attempt to have here reviewed a record of the district court of Powell county and to have vacated an order thereof modifying a decree in a divorce action.

Jurisdiction. This court clearly would have jurisdiction of a proper and timely appeal from the order of modification, but on this original proceeding, the Supreme Court…

2Cases cited47 opinions

  1. Washburn v. WashburnCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1942
  2. Whereatt v. EllisWisconsin Supreme Court · 1886
  3. Stetson v. StetsonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1888
  4. Bordeaux v. BordeauxMontana Supreme Court · 1902
  5. State ex rel. Nipp v. District CourtMontana Supreme Court · 1912

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