The Jonquille

Decided March 8th.

Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1821-03-08

moved to docket and,dismiss, the appeal in the case, which was a prize cause, commenced in the Circuit Court of North Caroliná, in which a decree for costs ánd damages had. been , entered against the captors, from which they appealed, but had not prosecuted their appeal. He produced a certificate from the Court below to that effect.

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Petition denied / appeal dismissed · 6–0 · Decided 1821-03-08

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Cited by 11 later decisions (2 by the Supreme Court) — most recently February 2017

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¶1(Practice.)

¶2An admiralty suit, where an appeal hás been'.taken from the Circuit Court to this Court, but not prosecuted, will be dismissed, upon producing a certificate from thp Court below, that the appeal has been taken, and not-prosecuted.

¶3Mr. Wheaton,. for 'the . respondents,

¶4moved to docket and,dismiss, the appeal in the case, which was a prize cause, commenced in the Circuit Court of North Caroliná, in which a decree for costs ánd damages had. been , entered against the captors, from which they appealed, but had not prosecuted their appeal. He produced a certificate from the Court below to that effect.

¶5The Court, stated, that, the case was within the spirit of the 20th rule of Court, although that rule applied, in terms, only to writs Of error..

¶6Motion granted.a