Legal Opinion · Dissent

Ritchey v. Seeley

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided March 4, 1903No. 12,564Published

Error to the district court for Cass county: Paul Jessen, District Judge.

1DissentSullivan, C. J.

I dissent altogether from the reasoning and conclusion of my associates. In this state the writ of error in civil, cases has been abolished. But the right to be heard in such cases in the court of last resort is preserved by the constitution. The procedure is statutory. In actions in equity the cause is removed from the district court to this court by filing here a duly certified transcript of the record. Nothing further is required. Whether the action be legal or equitable, the defeated litigant may, after final judgment, transfer the controversy from the district court to this court by…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Ex parte MunfordSupreme Court of Missouri · 1874
  2. Black v. HillOhio Supreme Court · 1876
  3. Cox's Adm'r v. WhitfieldSupreme Court of Alabama · 1851
  4. Webster v. City of HastingsNebraska Supreme Court · 1898
  5. Hohenthal v. TurnureTexas Supreme Court · 1878

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