Where a court has jurisdiction, it has a right to decide every question which occurs in the cause ; and whether its decision be correct or otherwise, its judgment, until reversed, is regarded as binding in every other court. But if it act without authority,... Notes on the united states reports - Page 3321899Full view - About this book
| Kentucky. Court of Appeals, James Hughes, Achilles Sneed, Martin D. Hardin, George Minos Bibb, Alexander Keith Marshall, William Littell - Law reports, digests, etc - 1879 - 942 pages
...jurisdiction attached. (Porter v. Purdy, 29 NY (2 Tiffany), 111; Betts v. Bagley, 12 Pick. 672.) 3. When a court has jurisdiction it has a right to decide every question that arises in the cause. (Elliott v. Peirsol, 1 Peters, 340; 2 Peters, 169; Shawhan v. Loffer, 24... | |
| Elijah Paine, United States. Circuit Court (2nd Circuit) - Law reports, digests, etc - 1827 - 748 pages
...erroneous, that is, good and valid, until reversed, or void aad a nullity ab initio. Where a Court possesses jurisdiction, it has a right to decide every question...judgment, until reversed, is regarded as binding. But if it act without authority, its judgments are considered as nullities, and form no Jiar to a recovery... | |
| United States. Supreme Court, Richard Peters - Court rules - 1829 - 758 pages
...laid down. " We agree, that if the county court had jurisdiction, its decisions would be conclusive. When a court has jurisdiction, it has a right to decide every question that occurs in the cause ; and whether its decisions be correct or not, its judgment, until reversed,... | |
| Alabama. Supreme Court, George Noble Stewart - Law reports, digests, etc - 1832 - 558 pages
...original cause of action having passed in remiueticalum." At the same time, e it was held, that "where a Court has jurisdiction, it has a right to decide...until reversed, is regarded as binding in every other JANBARY im. Court But if it act without authority, its judgments or X-^^V~^- ' orders are regarded... | |
| United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1844 - 800 pages
...that their decisions are conclusive ; " it has a right to decide 'every question which occurs in a cause, and whether its decision be correct or otherwise, its judgment, until reversed, is binding on every other court." 1 Peters, 340. In Voorhees v. The Bank of the United States the same... | |
| Samuel Owen - Law - 1845 - 434 pages
...principle been more emphatically laid down, than by the supreme court of the United States. " Where a court has jurisdiction, it has a right to decide...reversed, is regarded as binding in every other court. But if it act without authority, its judgments and orders are regarded as nullities. They are not voidable,... | |
| Law - 1845 - 490 pages
...principle been more emphatically laid downrthan by the supreme court of the United States. " ' Where a court has jurisdiction, it has a right to decide...reversed, is regarded as binding in every other court. But if it act without authority, its judgments and orders are regarded as nullities. They are not voidable,... | |
| United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1845 - 852 pages
...if it had been pleaded. So in Fisher v. Harnden, 1 Paine, 58, Mr. Justice Livingston said, " Where a court has jurisdiction, it has a right to decide every question that occurs in the cause ; and, whether its decision be correct or otherwise, its judgment, until reversed,... | |
| Alabama. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1893 - 776 pages
...(I.) ''It is a doctrine of law too long established to require the citation of authorities, that where a court has jurisdiction, it has a right to decide...its decision be correct or otherwise, its judgment, till reversed, is regarded as binding on every other court; and that where the jurisdiction of a court,... | |
| Alabama. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1908 - 766 pages
...171. "It is the adoption of law too long established to require a citation of authorities that, where a court has jurisdiction, it has a right to decide every question which occurs in the cause. * » » am| that, where the inris'liction of the court and the risrht of a plaintiff to pro«ecute... | |
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