Ross v. Triplett

(practice.) Ross v. Triplett. Thta court .tuis no jurisdiction of causes brought before it,-upon .certificate of a division of opinions of the judges of tho circuit court for the.District of Columbia. Tlief. appellate jut isdicliori ofthis court,, ih respect to that court, only extends to the final judgments arid dércrees qf the lattef. This cause was brought from the circuit court for the district. of-Columbia, upon a certificate that the opinions of the judges of that court were divided upon a Question-which occurred in the cause, under the. judiciary act of 1802, ch. 291, (xxxi.) s.. 6. It-was su’b- • mitted without argument. March 12th. [MAJORITY] It was ordered to be certified to the circuit- court £or ^ ¿jstrict of Columbia, as follows : Certificate. This cause came on. to be heard on the transcript of the record of'the circuit court for the District of Columbia, and on the question certifiéd, on which the judges of that court, were divided, and was argued by counsel. On consideration whereof this court is of opinion, that its jurisdiction extends only to the final judgments and decrees of the said circuit court. It is, therefore, considered by this court, that the cause be remanded to the said circuit court for the District of Columbia, to be proceeded in according to law.