90 W. Va. 145 | W. Va. | 1922
This writ of error prosecuted by Blumberg, administrator, is to a judgment of the circuit court of Kanawha County,
The action involved the right of Blumberg as administrator of Marovitz, deceased, to sell and assign a contract of lease of a certain building made by Snyder to Marovitz in his lifetime, without first obtaining the written consent of Snyder, the lessor, waiving the covenants in said lease against assignment or sub-letting by Marovitz; the lessee. The lease provided that the lessee should not assign the lease nor sublet without the consent of lessor in writing, under penalty of forfeiture, and Snyder refused to give consent to Blumberg, the administrator, in writing to a waiver of these provisions. In order to protect the interests of the estate by speedily converting the lease, together with the valuable stock of merchandise in the building leased, into money, Blumberg paid Snyder, under protest, $1500.00 and thus obtained his written consent and waiver. Afterwards he began this action to recover the $1500.00 as paid without consideration deemed valuable in law. The court of common pleas, when plaintiff rested his case, directed a verdict for defendant, which was accordingly returned, and judgment .of nil capiat entered thereon.
A-petition accompanied by the record was afterwards" pre-sérited to the judge of the circuit court, praying for a writ Of error, which, having been inspected and considered, was refused. The order states: ‘ ‘ The Court * * * is of opinion to" and doth refuse to award’ to the said D. M. Blumberg, administrator of the estate of Dora Marovitz, a writ of error and supersedeas to 'the judgment.” As above stated, it is from this order Blumberg now prosecutes this writ of error.
We are met at the threshold w'ith a challenge to our jurisdiction to entertain this writ. Chapter 109, Acts of 1915, establishes the court of common pleas of Kanawha County, defines its powers and duties, and sec. 20 thereof prescribes the procedure by which appeals, writs of' error or supersedeas may be obtained by application to the circuit court, thence, in
It will be observed that the order of the circuit court does not show refusal to review because the judge deemed the judgment of the court of common pleas plainly right, and refused it on that ground — an important provision of the statute. That appellate proceedings can be had only', to judgments, orders or decrees which- are final is elementary. As long as power to review, change or correct remains, there ife no finality to be corrected by appellate process. The appeh late jurisdiction of this court in civil matters is limited to eases where the matter in controversy, exclusive of costs, is of greater value or amount than $100 “wherein there is a final * * * decree or order;” Chap. 135, sec. 1, Code. A refusal-to grant the prayer of a petition for error 'is ordinarily not
It may be observed that refusal of application to this court for appeal or error is not final, and the application may he renewed before limitation expires, unless the court deems the judgment, decree or order complained of plainly right and re-
Our conclusion is to dismiss the writ as improvidently awarded.
Writ of error dismissed.