Palmer v. Donner

74 U.S. 541, 19 L. Ed. 99, 7 Wall. 541, 1868 U.S. LEXIS 1031

Opinion

The. CHIEF .JUSTICE

delivered the opinion of the ec urt.,

The revisory jurisdiction of this court over the'judgments of State tribunals, is defined by the' twenty-fifth section of the Judiciary Act-of 1789.- .It is there provided thátthe' citation- must be signed by the chief justice, or judge,1- dr chancellor of the court rendering or passing the judgment or decree complained of,, or by a j.ustice of the Supreme Court of the United ^States. But the .citation in; the-casé before us, was signed by district judge. This was without authority of law; and'the citation was, therefore, without effect. The case therefore is not properly,in this court;.and thé writ, of error must be

Dismissed: