Ritchie v. Mauro
Supreme Court of the United States
THIS was an appeal from the circuit court of the county of Washington; in which court the proceedings of the orphans’ court, of that county, appointing a guardian to the estate of a minor, had been reversed on appeal, and the court had proceeded to pass, such a decree, as it adjudged the orphans’ court should have ■ passed. From this decreé of the circuit court, the appellant came before this Court, and he sought to sustain the decision of the orphans’ fcourt.
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THIS was an appeal from the circuit court of the county of Washington; in which court the proceedings of the orphans’ court, of that county, appointing a guardian to the estate of a minor, had been reversed on appeal, and the court had proceeded to pass, such a decree, as it adjudged the orphans’ court should have ■ passed. From this decreé of the circuit court, the appellant came before this Court, and he sought to sustain the decision of the orphans’ fcourt. The appellant, under an order of the orphans’ courti had béen appointed the guardian of John W. Ott; and had, in pursuance of the…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Marshall
In the present casé, a majority of the Court are of opinion that this Court has no jurisdiction in the case; the value in controversy not being sufficient to entitle the party by law to claim, an appeal. ., The value is not the value of the minor’s'estate, büt the value of the office of guardian. The present is a controversy merely between persons, claiming adversely as guardians, having no distinct interest of their own. The office of guardian is of no value; except so far as it affords a compensation for labour and servicés thereafter to be earned.
2Cited by10 opinions
- Dryden v. SwinburnWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1879
- Bazemore v. DavisDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Mauro v. RitchieU.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia · 1827
- De Krafft v. BarneySupreme Court of the United States · 1863
- Mitchell v. SteelmanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1857
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