Johnson v. Keith
Supreme Court of the United States
Johnson v. Keith, 117 U.S. 199 (1886)
6 S. Ct. 669; 29 L. Ed. 888; 1886 U.S. LEXIS 1825
Johnson v. Keith
Opinion
delivered the opinion of the court.
This motion is granted. A judgment of reversal, accompanied by an order remanding the cause for a retrial, is not a final judgment for the purposes of a writ of error to this court. Houston v. Moore, 3 Wheat. 433; Bostwick v. Brinkerkoff, 106 U. S. 4, and cases there cited.
Motion granted.
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- A judgment of reversal in a State court, accompanied by an order remanding the cause for a retrial, is not a final judgment for the purpose of a writ of error to this court.