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Brown v. Alton Water Co., 222 U.S. 325 (1912)
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Brown v. Alton Water Co., 222 U.S. 325 (1912)
Brown v. Alton Water Company No. 75 Argued December 4, 5, 1911 Decided January 9, 1912 222 U.S. 325
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
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This Court may not, by indirection, do that which it cannot do directly, and cannot therefore review on direct appeal a judgment of the circuit court on the question of jurisdiction based on a decision of the circuit court of appeals which it was the imperative duty of the circuit court to follow, and which is not, and cannot be, before this Court for review by appeal.
Where the circuit court dismisses for want of jurisdiction, and the circuit court of appeals does not deem the question of jurisdiction should be certified to this Court, but reverses and remands with directions to take jurisdiction, and this Court refuses certiorari, a direct appeal will not lie to this Court from the judgment of the circuit court based on the decision of the circuit court of appeals which it was the imperative duty of the circuit court to follow.
The Judiciary Act of 191 affords by one method or the other an opportunity for review by this Court of every judgment or decree of a lower court which the Judiciary Act contemplated should be reviewed by this Court.
The facts, which involve the jurisdiction of this Court over direct appeals from the circuit court, are stated in the opinion.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Brown v. Alton Water Co., 222 U.S. 325 (1912) in 222 U.S. 325 Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=YKXX59B6EJG1NXB.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Brown v. Alton Water Co., 222 U.S. 325 (1912), in 222 U.S. 325, Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=YKXX59B6EJG1NXB.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Brown v. Alton Water Co., 222 U.S. 325 (1912). cited in 1912, 222 U.S. 325. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=YKXX59B6EJG1NXB.
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