182 Ky. 805 | Ky. Ct. App. | 1919
Opinion op the Court by
Affirming the first judgment and dismissing the appeal from the second judgment.
Several months later, the chancellor, on August 6, 1917, issued a rule against the husband, requiring him to-pay to the plaintiff, on or before the 33rd day of the pending term of court, the sum of $285.00 theretofore due to Mrs. Davis for the support of herself and children.
From the judgments of April 21st, 1916, and August 6th, 3917, this appeal is prosecuted.
Having, on the first appeal, reversed the judgment with directions to enter judgment in conformity with, the opinion, it was the duty of the chancellor to comply with the mandate and obey the directions_ therein. The defendant was not, then, entitled to relitigate the propriety of the judgment directed to be entered. He could complain only of the failure of the chancellor to enter judgment in conformity with the mandate. Since the first judgment appealed from is not subject to complaint in
With respect to the judgment of August 6, 1917, our conclusions may be stated as follows: The appeal was granted below. An appeal from a money judgment for less than $500.00 can be granted only by this court. Childers, et al. v. Ratcliff, et al., 164 Ky. 123, 175 S. W. 25. The amount here involved is only $285.00. Hence the circuit court was without jurisdiction to grant the appeal.
Wherefore, the first judgment is affirmed and the appeal from the'second judgment is dismissed.