Gurnee v. Patrick County
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA. This case was called when reached in the regular order upon the calendar, and argument was commenced. The court, however, on examining, the record, declined to hear further argument, but granted to counsel leave to file briefs on the question of jurisdiction.
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ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA. This case was called when reached in the regular order upon the calendar, and argument was commenced. The court, however, on examining, the record, declined to hear further argument, but granted to counsel leave to file briefs on the question of jurisdiction. The case, as stated by. the court, was as follows: Plaintiffs in error are citizens of the State of New York, and the owners and holder^ of certain bonds of the county of Patrick in the State of Yirginia.' The record shows that at a meeting of the board…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Puller
Prior to the act of March 3, 1875, there could be no appeal or writ of error from an order of a Circuit Court remanding a suit, which had been removed, because such an order was not a final judgment or decree in the sense which authorized an appeal or writ of error. Railroad Co. v. Wiswall, 23 Wall. 507. But it was provided by that act that the order of a Circuit Court dismissing or remanding a cause to a State court, should be reviewable by the Supreme Court on writ of error or appeal as the case might be. 18 Stat. 471, c. 137, § 5. By section 6 of the act of March 3, 1887, (24 Stat. 552,…
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