Young v. Stearns

Per Curiam :

This is a suit in chancery, involving a freehold, in which the final decree was rendered by the circuit court after the first day of July, 18^7. An appeal was taken to this court, and a motion is now entered by appellees to dismiss such appeal for want of jurisdiction.

There are only four classes of cases in which there is a constitutional right of appeal or writ of error to this court. These four classes are, criminal cases, and cases in which either a franchise, a freehold, or the validity of a statute is involved. Even in these cases such constitutional right of appeal or writ…