7 Colo. App. 470 | Colo. Ct. App. | 1896
This motion to dismiss is' principally based on the form of the judgment. It was for costs, and, of course, was not for $100, nor did it involve a franchise or a freehold. Motions to dismiss appeals on this ground are so frequently made, we deem it best to express our views respecting this class of applications. Under section 388 of the code of 1887, appeals were only allowed to the supreme court when the judgment or decree was final and amounted to $100, exclusive of costs, or related to a franchise or freehold. Ever since the court of appeals was created, it has been assumed by many courts and a large number of the profession that this limitation was applicable to appeals to this tribunal. Neither of the appellate courts accept this doctrine. The act of 1891, which created the court, gave it general jurisdiction to review final judgments of courts of record in all civil cases. We are not concerned with the distinction between the final and the intermediate jurisdiction. The latter permits parties to bring cases here of which the supreme court has the power of ultimate review. The act in effect repealed section 388 in so far as concerns the limitation of the right of appeal to judgments which in amount equal $100. This limit was raised to $2,500, and no appeal or writ of error can be prosecuted to the supreme court unless the judgment is in that sum or involves some of the
What we have said is broad enough to indicate our views and serve to guide the nisi prius courts and the profession in the matter of appeals to this court.
For these reasons the motion to dismiss is denied.
Denied.