Legal Opinion

Singer v. Singer

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided December 15, 1909PublishedCited by 3 opinions

FROM DAVIDSON. Appeal from tlie Chancery Court of Davidson County. — John Allison, Chancellor.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice McAlister

This cause was before the court on a former day of the term, and was dismissed for want of jurisdiction. We have been presented with a very earnest petition to rehear the case.

*673Tbe action of tbe court in dismissing tbe appeal was based on tbe ground that tbe jurisdictional amount involved was less than $1,000, and that tbe appeal should have been prosecuted to tbe court of civil appeals.

Section 7 of tbe act creating tbe court of civil appeals (Acts 1907, c. 82) provides':

“That tbe jurisdiction of said court of civil appeals shall be appellate only, and shall extend to all cases brought up from…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Market Co. v. HoffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
  2. Ex Parte Tom TongSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
  3. Overby v. GordonSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
  4. Oliver v. AlexanderSupreme Court of the United States · 1832
  5. Shields v. ThomasSupreme Court of the United States · 1855

21 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Carpenter v. WrightTennessee Supreme Court · 1929
  2. Hutchins v. WilsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1918
  3. House-Hasson Hardware Co. v. Petros Coal Mining Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1917

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API