Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Butler
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided December 15, 1855PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal from the Dubuque District Court. This is an appeal from an order dissolving an attachment. Tbe appellee moved to dismiss tbe 'appeal, for tbe reason, tbat tbis court cannot revise sucb an order of tbe District ■Court.
1Opinion of the CourtWright, C. J.
Tbis court bas an appellate jurisdiction .over all final judgments and decisions of any of tbe district, courts, as well in cases of civil actions, properly so called, as in proceedings of a special or independent character. Code, § 1855. And while an attachment proceeding, is auxiliary to tbe original or main cause, yet it is also of sucb an independent character, within tbe meaning of tbe above section, tbat an appeal will lie from an order dissolving or sustaining tbe same.
Motion overruled.
2Cited by4 opinions
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