Bonner v. Gorman, 213 U.S. 86 (1909)

Bonner v. Gorman


No. 102


Submitted February 23, 1909
Decided April 5, 1909
213 U.S. 86

ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS

Syllabus

When parties have been fully heard in the regular course of judicial proceedings, an erroneous decision does not deprive the unsuccessful party of his property without due process of law within the meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Where the federal question is raised for the first time on the second appeal and the state court refuses to consider it, it comes too late.

Unless a decision upon the federal question is necessary to the judgment, or was in fact made the ground of the judgment, this Court has no jurisdiction to review the judgment of the state court.

Writ of error to review 80 Ark. 339 dismissed.

The facts are stated in the opinion.