FORSYTH v. HAMMOND

No. 615.

166 U.S. 506 (1897)

FORSYTH v. HAMMOND.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 19, 1897.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Benjamin Harrison and Mr. W.H.H. Miller for Mrs. Forsyth. Mr. John B. Elam was on their brief.

Mr. Charles H. Aldrich for the city of Hammond. Mr. Frank F. Reed and Mr. E.W. Crumpacker were on his brief.


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

The first proposition of counsel for plaintiff is that the writ of certiorari was prematurely issued, and that this court could not at that time rightfully take jurisdiction of the case because there had been no final decree. The Court of Appeals simply reversed the decree of the Circuit Court and remanded the case for further proceedings. This contention involves two matters: First, the...

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