Alaska Pacific Fisheries v. Alaska, 249 U.S. 53 (1919)

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Alaska Pacific Fisheries v. Alaska


Nos. 117

, 118


Argued December 19, 20, 1918
Decided March 3, 1919
249 U.S. 53

ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

Syllabus

The provisions of the Judicial Code governing the review of cases coming from Alaska are to be construed in the light of their legislative history and of the Judiciary Act of 1891, as construed by this Court. P. 58.

Under §§ 134, 247, and 241 of the Judicial Code, when a case involving constitutional as well as other issues is taken from the District Court for Alaska to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the judgment of the latter court is not reviewable in this Court by writ of error, but only by certiorari. P. 61.

Writs of error to review 236 F. 52, 70, dismissed.

The cases are stated in the opinion.