Inter-Island Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. v. Ward, 242 U.S. 1 (1916)

Inter-Island Steam Navigation Company, Limited v. Ward


No. 638


Motion to dismiss and for damages submitted October 9, 1916
Decided October 30, 1916
242 U.S. 1

ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

Syllabus

A writ of error will not lie from this Court to review a judgment of the circuit court of appeals in a case presenting neither diversity of citizenship nor federal question, which was taken to that court from the Supreme Court of Hawaii, pursuant to Judicial Code, § 246, as amended by the Act of January 28, 1915, 38 Stat. 803, c. 22, upon the basis of pecuniary amount alone.

Judicial Code, § 241, empowering this Court to review judgments of circuit courts of appeals "not made final by the provisions of this Title," etc., held inapplicable.

The case is stated in the opinion. For the opinion of the circuit court of appeals, see 232 F. 809.