1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. U.S.
  4. 142 U.S.
  5. 142 U.S. 73 (1891)
 

HAMMOND v. JOHNSTON

No. 114.

142 U.S. 73 (1891)

HAMMOND v. JOHNSTON.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 14, 1891.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. George F. Edmunds and Mr. D.J. Jewett (with whom was Mr. Henry H. Denison on the brief) for plaintiffs in error.

Mr. J.B. Henderson for defendant in error. Mr. James L. Lewis also filed a brief for same.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.

It is well settled that where the Supreme Court of a State decides a Federal question in rendering a judgment, and also decides against the plaintiff in error upon an independent ground not involving a Federal question and broad enough to maintain the judgment, the writ of error will be dismissed without considering the Federal question. Hopkins v. McLure, 133 U.S. 380; Hale v. Akers, 132 U.S. 554; Henderson Bridge Co. v. Henderson City, 141 U.S. 679.

Tested by this rule,

The writ of error must be dismissed, and it is so ordered.

Comment

1000 Characters Remaining

Leagle.com reserves the right to edit or remove comments but is under no obligation to do so, or to explain individual moderation decisions.

User Comments

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases