Abrams v. White

Supreme Court of the United States November 30, 1908

Abrams v. White, 212 U.S. 558 (1908)

29 S. Ct. 686; 53 L. Ed. 651; 1908 U.S. LEXIS 1573

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam:

Appeal dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Kansas City Northwestern Railroad Co. v. Zimmerman, 210 U. S. 336.1

The headnote in that case is as follows:

“Where the ground on which the jurisdiction of the circuit court was *559denied did not go to its jurisdiction as a Federal court as such, but its jurisdiction was denied on the ground that the state court where the proceedings started had no jurisdiction, a direct appeal on the jurisdictional question will not lie to this court under § 5 of the judiciary act of 1891.”

Reference

Full Case Name: ABRAMS v. WHITE
Status: Published
Syllabus: Appeal dismissed for want of jurisdiction on authority of Kansas City Northwestern Railroad Co. v. Zimmerman, 210 U. S. 336.1