Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co. v. Village of Kinney

GARLAND, Circuit Judge.

[1] This is an appeal from a decree entered in the above-entitled action, reading as follows:

“Ordered, adjudged, and decreed as follows: That the original bill and amended and supplemental bill are hereby dismissed for want of jurisdiction of this court.”

The case was argued and submitted to this court at the present term thereof. Nothing was said in the briefs or oral arguments of counsel concerning the jurisdiction of the court to hear the appeal. We must, however, have jurisdiction to hear the appeal, or we can do nothing except to dismiss the same; therefore it…