CAPERTON v. BOWYER


81 U.S. 216 (1871)

14 Wall. 216

CAPERTON v. BOWYER.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Conway Robinson, R.T. Merrick, and Simeon Nash, in support of the jurisdiction.

Messrs. J. Hubley Ashton and B. Stanton, contra, and in support of the motion to dismiss.


Mr. Justice CLIFFORD delivered the opinion of the court.

Special jurisdiction only is given to this court by virtue of a writ of error to a State court, and unless the record shows that the case falls within the conditions annexed to the right of a party to invoke the exercise of the jurisdiction, the writ of error must be dismissed. Primarily those conditions are two: (1.) That it shall appear that some one of the questions...

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