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Evans v. Phillips

U.S.
Jan 1, 1819
17 U.S. 73 (1819)

Summary

dismissing writ of error on ground that plaintiff had "submitted to a nonsuit in the circuit court"

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Opinion

FEBRUARY TERM, 1819.

A writ of error will not lie on a judgment of nonsuit.

D.B. Ogden moved to dismiss the writ of error in this case, upon the ground, that the plaintiff had submitted to a nonsuit in the court below, upon which no writ of error will lie.


ERROR to the Circuit Court of New York.


THE COURT directed the writ of error to be dismissed.


This cause came on to be heard, on the transcript of the record; on consideration whereof, it is adjudged and ordered, that the writ of error be, and the same is, hereby dismissed, with costs, the plaintiff having submitted to a nonsuit in the circuit court.

See Box v. Bennett, 1 II. Bl. 432; Kempland v. Macauley, 4 T.R. 436.


Summaries of

Evans v. Phillips

U.S.
Jan 1, 1819
17 U.S. 73 (1819)

dismissing writ of error on ground that plaintiff had "submitted to a nonsuit in the circuit court"

Summary of this case from Keena v. Groupon, Inc.
Case details for

Evans v. Phillips

Case Details

Full title:EVANS v . PHILLIPS. Error

Court:U.S.

Date published: Jan 1, 1819

Citations

17 U.S. 73 (1819)

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