Case certified

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A question of law certified by a lower court and submitted to a higher court for decision. See 128 U. S. 426, 32 L. Ed. 503, 9 Sup. Ct. Rep. 113.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

Where there is a difference Of opinion between the judges of the circuit court, they may certify the question to the supreme court of the United States, but it must be a distinct point or proposition of law so clearly stated that it can be answered without regard to the other issues of law or fact in the case; Fire Ins. Ass'n v. Wickham, 12S U. S. 426, 9 Sup. Ct. 113, 32 L. Ed. 503; U. S. v. Perrin, 131 U. S. 55, 9 Sup. Ct. 681, 38 L. Ed. SS; U. S. v. Reilly, 131 U. S. 58, 9 Sup. Ct. 664, 33 L. Ed. 75. It must not involve the whole 9 Sup. Ct. 113, 32 L. Ed. be certified in advance of a regular trial; r. S. v. Perrin, 131 U. S. 3S L. Ed. 88.