Legal Opinion

Burr v. Des Moines R. & Nav. Co.

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided February 18, 1864PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

68 U.S. 99 (1863)

1 Wall. 99

BURR

v.

THE DES MOINES RAILROAD AND NAVIGATION COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

The case was argued here, on the large mass of testimony brought up, on its merits and as if the record had been in form, by Mr. Gilbert for the plaintiff in error, and by Messrs. Mason and Tracy on the other side.

Mr. Justice MILLER, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court:

It is very clear that a paper not signed by counsel, nor entered on the record of the court, nor made part of the record of the case by bill of exceptions, or in any other manner, cannot be…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Pennock v. DialogueSupreme Court of the United States · 1829
  2. United States v. EliasonSupreme Court of the United States · 1842

3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Bond v. DustinSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
  2. Anglo-American Land, Mortgage & Agency Co. v. LombardCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1904
  3. Supervisors v. KennicottSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
  4. United States v. Esnault-PelterieSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
  5. Raimond v. Terrebonne ParishSupreme Court of the United States · 1889

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