Humphries v. District of Columbia
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. This case is before tbe court on error to the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia.
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ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. This case is before tbe court on error to the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia. The facts are these: On May 22,1896, the plaintiff in error filed an amended declaration in the Supreme Court of the District, claiming damages from the defendant, now defendant in error, on account of injuries caused by a defective condition of the bridge between Washington and Anacostia — a condition resulting from the negligence of the defendant. A jury was empanelled, trial had, and the case submitted to it on November 30, with instructions…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brewer
■ The single question presented by the record, the right to review which is sustained by Phillips v. Negley, 117 U. S. 665, is whether the verdict, returned under the circumstances described, was an absolute nullity, or, at least, so far defective that no valid judgment could be entered upon it. Such is the contention of the defendant. On the contrary, the plaintiff insists that whatever irregularities may have occurred, or be apparent in the proceedings, they are simply matters of error, to be corrected on direct proceedings within the ordinary time, and in the customary manner for…
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