Ballance v. Forsyth
Supreme Court of the United States
‘This was an appeal from the .Circuit Court of the United States for the northern district of Illinois. It was dismissed, and a motion made to reinstate it, under the circumstances stated in the opinion of the. court.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Taney
This case was dismissed on the 20th. of December last, because it did not appear that an appeal had been taken in the District Court. A motion ■ has now béen made to reinstate the. case, and, in support of that motion, a written agreement, signed by the counsel for the appellant and appellee, has been filed, consenting to reinstate the case, to waive all irregularities,- and to try the case on the merits.
But the consent of parties cannot give jurisdiction to this court, where the law does not give it. And, without an appeal taken in the District Court, this court has no jurisdiction, and the…
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