Seaton v. Higgins
Seaton v. Higgins
Opinion of the Court
The District and Circuit Courts of this State derive their powers from the same source, and are instituted for the determination of the same class of cases, neither affording any advantage over the other. It is manifest, therefore, that as between them the same ground of jealousy in regard to interference does not exist as between a Federal and State court. Interference, it is true, as between two co-ordinate courts cannot be allowed to extend to any question drawn directly in issue. That one of two co-ordinate courts which first obtains possession of a controversy must be allowed to dispose of it finally. But in the case at bar the person who is plaintiff was not a party to the action in the Circuit Court, and no question is put in issue which was in issue in that action. We think that the demurrer was improperly sustained.
EeVERSED.
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