Wise & Lynn v. the Columbian Turnpike Company

11 U.S. 276 | SCOTUS | 1812

11 U.S. 276 (1812) 7 Cranch 276

WISE & LYNN
v.
THE COLUMBIAN TURNPIKE COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

March 9, 1812. March 14, 1812.

Present ... . All the Judges.

Upon the return of the rule, it appearing that the sum awarded was only 45 dollars, the COURT, all the Judges being present, decided that they had no jurisdiction, although the sum claimed by Wise & Lynn, before the commissioners of the road, was more than 100 dollars.

Writ of error dismissed.