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Brill v. MeekBrill v. Meek

Supreme Court of Missouri
Jan 15, 1855
Reporters:
Before:
Scott
Scott, Judge.

When an appeal has once ‍‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‍been granted, the power over the subject is functus officio and cannot be exercised ‍‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‍a second time. This has been the uniform practice. After a party, ‍‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‍from any cause, has lost the benefit of his appeal, he is ‍‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‍driven to his writ of error. The appeal is dismissed,

Judge Ryland concurring; ‍‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‍Judge Leonard not upon the bench.

Case Details

Case Name: Brill v. Meek
Court Name: Supreme Court of Missouri
Date Published: Jan 15, 1855
Citation: 20 Mo. 358
Court Abbreviation: Mo.
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