Palmer v. Donner/Opinion of the Court

Palmer v. Donner
Opinion of the Court by Salmon P. Chase
716841Palmer v. Donner — Opinion of the CourtSalmon P. Chase

United States Supreme Court

74 U.S. 541

Palmer  v.  Donner


The revisory jurisdiction of this court over the judgments of State tribunals, is defined by the twenty-fifth section of the Judiciary Act of 1789. It is there provided that the citation must be signed by the chief justice, or judge, or chancellor of the court rendering or passing the judgment or decree complained of, or by a justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. But the citation in the case before us, was signed by a district judge. This was without authority of law, and the citation was, therefore, without effect. The case therefore is not properly in this court, and the writ of error must be

DISMISSED.

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