Keogh v. Orient Fire Ins.

Supreme Court of the United States January 28, 1878

Keogh v. Orient Fire Ins., 154 U.S. 639 (1878)

14 S. Ct. 1181; 1878 U.S. LEXIS 1454

Opinion of the Court

Mr. Chief Justice Waite

delivered the opinion of the court.

We have no jurisdiction in this case. The litigation below involved in the appeal was between Keogh and the Orient Fire *640Insurance Company as to tlie ownership of a fund in court for distribution, amounting to $1411.44. • Each of the parties claimed the whole, but the court divided it between them, giving Keogh $729.16, and tire Insurance Company $682.29. Keogh alone appeals. The Insurance Companyfis satisfied. It is clear, therefore, that the value of the matter in dispute here is only $682.29. To give us jurisdiction in appeals from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, the matter in dispute must exceed $100(1,— (Rev. Stat. Sec. 705.) ’ Appeal dismissed.

Mr. Enoch Totten for appellant. Mr. S. B. Bond for appellees.

Reference

Full Case Name: KEOGH v. ORIENT FIRE INS. CO.
Status: Published
Syllabus: The facts stated in the opinion show that there is no,t a sufficient amount involved in this case to give this court jurisdiction.