interlocutory decree
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Definitions from Case Law
From 74 U.S. 342 - Thomson v. Dean · 1868Most cited · 112 citing opinions
a decree was regarded as interlocutory whenever an inquiry as to matter of law or fact is directed preparatory to a final decision
How often courts cite the cases defining “interlocutory decree”
Court decisions citing the 2 opinions that defined “interlocutory decree” — 199 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining cases as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.
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- ORIGINAL
A decree is understood to be interlocutory whenever an inquiry as to matter of law or fact is directed, preparatory to a final decision… the most usual ground for not making a perfect decree in the first instance, is the necessity which frequently exists for a reference to a master of the court, to make inquiries, or take accounts, or sell estates, and adjust other matters which are necessary to be disposed of, before a complete decision can be come to upon the subject-matter of the suit.
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