78 Tenn. 87 | Tenn. | 1882
delivered the opinion of the court.
This bill was filed February 15, 1882, to set up a
The rule in this State always has been that an appeal only lies to this court from a final judgment or decree: Joslyn v. Sappinyton, 1 Tenn., 222; Meadows v. State, 7 Cold., 416; Harrison v. Farnesworth. 1 Heis., 751. A decree is not final which settles the' cause as to only a part of the defendants: Delap v. Hunter, 1 Sneed, 101; Hume v. Commercial Bank, 1 Lea, 220; Grotenkemper v. Carver, 4 Lea, 383. It is obvious, therefore, that the appeal in this ease was iinprovidently granted, unless it falls within the pro
The appeal will be dismissed as improvidently granted, at the cost of the appellant.