Legal Opinion

Territory of Montana v. Hildebrand

Montana Supreme Court

Decided January 15, 1876PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Appeal from Third District, Jefferson Oownty,

1Opinion of the Court

Kínowles, J.

Tbe respondents ask to have tbe appeal in this case dismissed for tbe following reasons :

*427First. No appeal lies from an order sustaining a demurrer.

The record shows that the appeal in this case was. taken from the final judgment entered in the court below. This ground of the motion is not then based upon any fact in the record and cannot be sustained.

Second. The right of appeal in civil cases is not given to the Territory of Montana by any statutory provision.

In the case of Langford v. King, 1 Mon. 33, this court held that Montana Territory was a government. Our Organic Act calls…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Hawkins v. State ex rel. ReadIndiana Supreme Court · 1865
  2. Taaffe v. RosenthalCalifornia Supreme Court · 1857

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. State v. LagoniMontana Supreme Court · 1904
  2. County of Wheatland v. VanMontana Supreme Court · 1922

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