Bankers Surety Co. v. Security Trust Co.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Hearing on appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia on a verdict directed by the court in an action on a supersedeas bond in which the appellant was surety. The Court in the opinion stated the facts as follows: Appeal from a judgment, under the 73d rule, in the supreme court of the District in favor of the appellee, Security Trust Company, a corporation.
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Hearing on appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia on a verdict directed by the court in an action on a supersedeas bond in which the appellant was surety. The Court in the opinion stated the facts as follows: Appeal from a judgment, under the 73d rule, in the supreme court of the District in favor of the appellee, Security Trust Company, a corporation. The suit having been on a supersedeas bond in which the appellant, the Bankers Surety Company, a corporation,' was surety. The appellee obtained judgment in the supreme court of the District…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Eobb
In the United States the right of appeal is not dependent upon any principle of the common law or upon any inherent power of one court to review the decisions of another, but is founded solely upon statutes. It goes without saying, therefore, that he who would enjoy the right conferred by the statute must also •accept the burdens imposed.
Prior to the establishment of this court, appeals from the .supreme court of the District to the Supreme Court of the United States were subject to the rules and regulations governing appeals from the United States circuit courts to the supreme court (12…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Kountze v. Omaha Hotel Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Catlett v. BrodieSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
- Babbitt v. FinnSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Davis v. PatrickCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1893
- Louisville, N. A. & C. Ry. Co. v. PopeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1896
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