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CANNON v. UNITED STATES, 1886 — 118 U.S. 355 · caselaw · US
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CANNON v. UNITED STATES
118 U.S. 35529 L. Ed. 561·Supreme Court of the United States·1886
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Opinion
CANNON v. UNITED STATES.
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OE THE TERRITORY OE UTAH.
Decided May 10, 1886.
As the court had no jurisdiction in this case, 116 U. S. 55, and it was decided at the present term, the judgment is vacated, the mandate recalled, and the writ of error dismissed.
This case was argued on'the 20th and 23d of November, 1885, and decided December 14, 1885. 116 U. S. 55. The reasons for setting aside the judgment and dismissing the writ of error are stated in the opinion of the court.
Mr. Franklin S. Richards, one of the counsel for plaintiff in error in Snow v. United States, ante 346, was counsel for plaintiff in error in this case.
[MAJORITY — Mr. Justice Blatcheord]
Mr. Justice Blatcheord
delivered the opinion of the court.
The decision in Snow v. United States, ante, p. 346, dismissing the writs of error for want of- jurisdiction, shows that there was no jurisdiction of the writ of error in this case. As the decision reported in 116 U. S. 55, was made at the present term, the judgment rendered on the 14th of December, 1885, affirming the judgment of the Supreme Court of the Territory of Utah, is set aside and vacated ; the mandate is recalled; and
The writ of error is dismissed.