MASSACHUSETTS BENEFIT ASS'N v. MILES

No. 1380.

137 U.S. 689 (1891)

MASSACHUSETTS BENEFIT ASSOCIATION v. MILES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 19, 1891.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Richard P. White for the motion.

Mr. Frederick Carroll Brewster, Mr. Ernest L. Tustin and Mr. William F. Johnson, opposing.


MR. JUSTICE BROWN delivered the opinion of the court.

Our jurisdiction to review this case upon writ of error depends upon the amount of the judgment, and the sole question is, whether upon the face of this record, the judgment is for five thousand dollars, or for that amount with interest from the date of the verdict. Under the peculiar practice obtaining in Pennsylvania, the judgment was not entered up for a definite amount in dollars and cents, but, generally,...

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