Evans v. Vanbibber

Maynard moved in the Supreme Court for a judgment in favor of a surety against Ms principal. The court having intimated a doubt as to its jurisdiction, the motion was twice postponed; when finally the same being pressed by Maynard,

McKinney, J,

said:

It is assumed that under the act of 1801, this court would .have. had jurisdiction to render judgment in such a casé.

At that time all the courts of this State had original jurisdiction. Now this court has no original jurisdiction except in certain specified cases'. The act of 1809, passed in the' year that this court was' organized, is very…