Rutherford v. Fisher, (1800)
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Number:
Visitors: 8
Judges: Chase
Filed: Feb. 18, 1800
Latest Update: Mar. 02, 2020
Summary: 4 U.S. 22 (_) 4 Dall. 22 Rutherford et al. Plaintiffs in Error, versus Fisher et al. Supreme Court of United States. CHASE, Justice. In England a writ of error may be brought upon an interlocutory decree or order; and until a decision is obtained upon the writ, the proceedings in the Court below are stayed. But here the words of the act, which allow a writ of error, allow it only in the case of a final judgment. By the COURT: The writ must be quashed with costs.
4 U.S. 22 (____)
4 Dall. 22
Rutherford et al. Plaintiffs in Error,
versus
Fisher et al.
Supreme Court of United States.
CHASE, Justice.
In England a writ of error may be brought upon an interlocutory decree or order; and until a decision is obtained upon the writ, the proceedings in the Court below are stayed. But here the words of the act, which allow a writ of error, allow it only in the case of a final judgment.
By the COURT:
The writ must be quashed with costs.
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