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76 U.S. 786

Pierce v. Cox

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided December 1, 1869

Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1869-12

This was the case of two motions to dismiss an appeal from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia; one of the motions being made by the appellant on the ground that no citation had been issued according to law, and the other by the appellee, because the amount in controversy was not of the value of $1000. Moreover, there was no evidence in the record of an allowance of the appeal.

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Petition denied / appeal dismissed · 9–0 · Decided 1869-12

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Cited by 12 later decisions (3 by the Supreme Court) — most recently October 1947

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¶11. An appellant cannot ask to have an appeal dismissed for want of a citation when the appellee is in court represented by counsel, and makes no objection to the want of one.

¶22. But an appellee may ask the dismissal when the appeal has not been allowed, or when the case comes from the District of Columbia, and the amount in controversy is less than $1000.

¶3This was the case of two motions to dismiss an appeal from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia; one *787of the motions being made by the appellant on the ground that no citation had been issued according to law, and the other by the appellee, because the amount in controversy was not of the value of $1000. Moreover, there was no evidence in the record of an allowance of the appeal. As to the value of the amount in controversy, it appeared that it was a life interest in $1200 of six per cent, stock of the corporation of Washington, and not worth $1000.

¶4Mr. Brent, for the appellant; Mr. JDavidge, contra.

¶5The CHIEF JUSTICE

¶6delivered the opinion of the court.

¶7The motion on the part of the appellant to dismiss the appeal, on the ground that no citation was issued according to law, cannot be sustained. The appellee is in court represented by counsel, and makes no objection to the want of citation. By this appearance the citation is waived so far as the appellee is concerned, and the appellant cannot be heard to object the want of citation occasioned by her own negligence, and cured by voluntary appearance.

¶8But the motion of the appellee must be granted on both the grounds presented.

¶9The law does not give to this court j urisdiction of appeals from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia when the amount in controversy is less than $1000.

¶10There is, moreover, no evidence in the record of any allowance of .appeal; and without an allowance this court cannot acquire jurisdiction.

¶11Writ dismissed.

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