JOHNSON v. WILKINS


118 U.S. 228 (1886)

JOHNSON & Another v. WILKINS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 10, 1886.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Alexander Porter Morse for the motion.

No one opposing.


MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE delivered the opinion of the court.

This case was submitted, under Rule 20, on the 7th of January last, but, on looking into the record, we found nothing from which it could fairly be inferred that the value of the matter in dispute exceeded $5000, and, consequently, on the 19th of January, entered an order of dismissal, on our own motion, as it rested "on the plaintiffs in error to show our jurisdiction, either from the record or by affidavits...

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