Tuskaloosa Northern Ry. Co. v. Gude, 141 U.S. 244 (1891)
U.S. Supreme Court
Tuskaloosa Northern Ry. Co. v. Gude, 141 U.S. 244 (1891)
Tuskaloosa Northern Railway Company v. Gude
No. 1606
Submitted January 15, 1891
Decided February 2, 1891
141 U.S. 244
FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE
SOUTHERN DIVISION OF THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
Syllabus
In an action at law in a Circuit Court, judgment being rendered for the plaintiff, there was no bill of exception, no writ of error nor an allowance of appeal, but the defendant filed a supersedeas bond in which it was alleged that the defendant had "prosecuted an appeal or writ of error to the Supreme Court of the United States to reverse the judgment." The plaintiff moved for the revocation of the supersedeas created by the bond, which motion was denied. The motion in this Court for leave to docket and dismiss the case was granted.
This was a motion for leave to docket and dismiss a cause. The motion was as follows: