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Johnson v. Keith

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Johnson v. Keith, 117 U.S. 199 (1886)
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Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided
March 8, 1886
Docket
No. 888
Judges
Waite
Citations
117 U.S. 1996 S. Ct. 66929 L. Ed. 8881886 U.S. LEXIS 1825
Syllabus
A judgment of reversal in a State court, accompanied by an order remanding the cause for a retrial, is not a final judgment for the purpose of a writ of error to this court.
Summary
ERROR ’ TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF. MISSOURI. This was a motion to dismiss a writ of error “ because the •record and mandate of the said Supreme Oourt of Missouri in this cause, brought up by such writ of error, shows on the face thereof that no final judgment' or decree was rendered or made in this cause by said Supreme Oourt of Missouri; but on the ' contrary thereof, it -appears from such record and mandate, that the judgment and decree of the inferior court, to wit: The said Circuit Oourt of Lafayette County, Missouri, was, by such Supreme Court of Missouri, reversed; and that this cause was by such Supreme Court of Missouri remanded to the said ■ Circuit Court of Lafayette County, Missouri, for further proceedings to be had therein, in conformitjr with the opinion of said Supreme Court of Missouri in this cause delivered. Such writ of error was prematurely and improvidently sued out and issued.”

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Opinion — Waite

Mr. Chief Justice Waite delivered the opinion of the court.

This motion is granted. A judgment of reversal, accompanied by an order remanding the cause for a retrial, is not a final judgment for the purposes of a writ of error to this court.

Houston v. Moore, 3 Wheat. 433 ;

Bostwick v. Brinkerkoff, 106 U. S. 4 , and cases there cited.

Motion granted.

How later courts describe this case

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1892: 11896: 21897: 11901: 11933: 118922026peak 1896 · 2

Relies on it most ⓘ

  1. Haseltine v. Central Bank of Springfield183 U.S. 130 (1901)
  2. Union Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. Kirchoff160 U.S. 374 (1896)
  3. Brown v. Baxter146 U.S. 619 (1892)
  4. Union Mutual Life Insurance v. Kirchoff160 U.S. 374 (1896)
  5. MacLeod v. Graven79 F. 84 (6th Cir. 1897)
  6. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago, & St. Louis Ry. Co. v. Henry290 U.S. 627 (1933)

Most recent

  1. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago, & St. Louis Ry. Co. v. Henry290 U.S. 627 (1933)
  2. Haseltine v. Central Bank of Springfield183 U.S. 130 (1901)
  3. MacLeod v. Graven79 F. 84 (6th Cir. 1897)
  4. Union Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. Kirchoff160 U.S. 374 (1896)
  5. Union Mutual Life Insurance v. Kirchoff160 U.S. 374 (1896)
  6. Brown v. Baxter146 U.S. 619 (1892)

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Authorities cited 2

DepthCaseCited by
Bostwick v. Brinkerhoff, 106 U.S. 3 (1882) 122
Houston v. Moore, 16 U.S. (3 Wheat.) 433 (1818) 12

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