Attorney-General v. Blossom
Wisconsin Supreme Court
This was a motion to dismiss the cause for want of jurisdiction. At a former term, the attorney-general filed an information in the nature of a quo warranto against Levi Blossom and others, charging that they were exercising the powers and privileges- of banking, and issuing, for the purpose of circulation as money, bank bills, Ac.
Read the full summary
This was a motion to dismiss the cause for want of jurisdiction. At a former term, the attorney-general filed an information in the nature of a quo warranto against Levi Blossom and others, charging that they were exercising the powers and privileges- of banking, and issuing, for the purpose of circulation as money, bank bills, Ac. The defendants were summoned to answer, and appeared; the cause was continued until this present term, when the defendants filed their motion to dismiss, on the ground that this was an original proceeding, and that this court had appellate jurisdic-tÍOH Only. «/…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Smith, J.
The motion to dismiss this cause, is one going entirely to the .jurisdiction of this court, and is based exclusively upon the 3d section of the ith Article of the Constitution of this State. That article is in the following words :
“ The Supreme Court, except in cases otherwise provided in this Constitution, shall have appellate jurisdiction only, which shall be co-extensive with the State ; but ill no case removed to the Supreme Court shall a trial by jury be allowed. The Supreme Court shall have a general superintending control over all inferior courts ; it shall have…
2Cited by50 opinions
- State ex rel. Attorney General v. CunningamWisconsin Supreme Court · 1892
- Attorney General v. City of Eau ClaireWisconsin Supreme Court · 1875
- State ex rel. Bolens v. FrearWisconsin Supreme Court · 1912
- State ex rel. Fourth National Bank of Philadelphia v. JohnsonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1899
- State ex rel. Lamb v. CunninghamWisconsin Supreme Court · 1892
45 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.