United States ex rel. Brightwood Railway Co. v. O'Neal
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Hearing on an appeal by the petitioner from an order refusing a writ of mandamus to compel a justice of the peace to pass upon an appeal bond on an hppeal from his judgment in a case tried by a jury before him. Affirmed.
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Hearing on an appeal by the petitioner from an order refusing a writ of mandamus to compel a justice of the peace to pass upon an appeal bond on an hppeal from his judgment in a case tried by a jury before him. Affirmed. And, Hearing on an appeal by- the plaintiff from an order overruling a motion to quash a writ of certiorari issued to remove a cause instituted before a justice of the peace, in which a trial by jury had been demanded, and directing that certain proceedings before the justice be vacated. Reversed. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1DissentChief Justice Alvey
The questions • presented on these appeals are of more than ordinary importance to the people of this District. They affect the manner of administering justice, as it has heretofore been administered in civil cases, by justices of the peace. The questions are, 1st. What is the nature and extent of the civil jurisdiction of the several justices of the peace, under the Constitution and the acts of Congress made in pursuance thereof, as the Constitution and acts of Congress apply to the District of Columbia? 2d. Whether the act of Congress of March 1, 1823, Ch. 24 (3 Stat. 743), and the…
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