Bryant v. People

Citations

• 71 Ill. 32

Syllabus

<p>1. Writ op error—right to supersedeas. While the constitution secures to all persons the right to a writ of error in all civil cases where the judgment or decree is final, the right to have the same made a supersedeas is not a constitutional right, and the legislature may impose terms upon which it shall be granted.</p> <p>2. Under the tenth section of the act of March 28, 1873, relating to the collection of taxes, a party prosecuting a writ of error from a judgment against his real estate for taxes, must deposit the amount of the judgment, before a supersedeas can be granted.</p> <p>3. Injunction—jurisdiction of Supreme Court to grant. The Supreme Court has no jurisdiction to grant an original injunction in a case, and if it had, it could not be allowed except upon bill in chancery. It could not be allowed on motion in a suit at law.</p>