Barrow v. Sligh

Decided June 14, 1897

Appellate Court of Illinois · decided 1897-06-14

<p>1. Appellate Courts—Jurisdiction of, as to Constitutional Questions.—This court has no jurisdiction of cases involving the constitutionality of a statute.</p>

Appeal dismissed · Decided 1897-06-14

Mr. Justice Gary

¶1delivered the opinion of the Court.

¶2This is a suit by the appellee against the appellant for wages, and the Circuit Court added to the verdict in her favor attorney fees as part of the judgment.

¶3The appellant argues that the statute under which the court acted is unconstitutional.

¶4That argument ousts this court of jurisdiction. Bernstein v. People, page 175 this volume.

¶5The appeal is dismissed.