Philp & Solomon v. Gardner & Angus

District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Philp & Solomon v. Gardner & Angus, 8 D.C. 165 (D.C. 1873)

Philp & Solomon v. Gardner & Angus

Opinion of the Court

By the Court:

Without hearing the argument on the merits of this appeal, we are of opinion that it must be dismissed for the reason that an order setting aside a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, and granting a new trial, cannot be reviewed here on appeal. The motion for a new trial is addressed to the sound discretions of the justice before whom the trial was had. This is according to the common-law practice, and the act of Congress organizing this court has not changed the rule, except a case or bill of exceptions shall be settled in the usual manner. Brightly’s Dig., 177, sec. 8.

The appeal must, therefore, be dismissed and the case remanded to the circuit.

Reference

Full Case Name
PHILP & SOLOMON v. GARDNER & ANGUS
Status
Published