Wilson v. Blair
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COUKT OE THE UNITED STATES' EOR THE ' DISTRICT OE NEBRASKA. This was an* action fór the possession of real estate. Judg- • ment. for plaintiff. Defendant; sued out this writ of error. The defendant in error moved to dismiss for want of jurisdictional value in the matter in. dispute.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Waite
Our jurisdiction in this case depends on the value of the matter in dispute. Final judgment was entered in the action May 24,1884. At that time there was nothing in the record to show the valúe. On the 16th of September, 1884, on mo-, tion, leave was given the defendant in the court below to file affidavits of value that day, and the plaintiff to file counter, affidavits in twenty days. This was good practice, and, if oftener adopted, would save trouble to parties and to us. Under this leave, and others of a similar character, which were ■ afterwards granted, a considerable number of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- De La Torre v. National City BankCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1939
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