Washington Market Co. v. District of Columbia

Supreme Court of the United States
Washington Market Co. v. District of Columbia, 137 U.S. 62 (1890)
11 S. Ct. 4; 34 L. Ed. 572; 1890 U.S. LEXIS 2066
Per Curiam

Washington Market Co. v. District of Columbia

Opinion

Per Curiam:

This is an appeal from the decree of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia dismissing the bill of *63 complaint filed by appellant therein, the object of the bill having been to restrain the defendants from selling, or attempting to sell, certain property of complainant, on account of certain assessments for street improvements, and also to cancel and annul two tax lien certificates therein named,; and counsel for appellant having stated in open court that such assessments and lien certificates have been, pending this appeal, quashed and annulled at law by the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, and that only the disposition of costs is involved herein, it is ordered that said appeal be

Mr. William Birney for appellant. Mr. George G. Hazelton and Mr. S. T. Thomas for appellee.

Dismissed without costs to either party.

Reference

Full Case Name
Washington Market Company v. District of Columbia
Cited By
28 cases
Status
Published
Syllabus
The court dismisses without costs to either party an appeal, the subject matter of which has been settled elsewhere, leaving only the disposition of costs involved.