California National Bank v. Stateler
Citations
- 171 U.S. 447
- 19 S. Ct. 6
- 43 L. Ed. 233
- 1898 U.S. LEXIS 1616
Syllabus
<p>This case is dismissed because the judgment below was not a final judgment; the settled rule being that if a superior court makes a decree fixing the liability and rights of the parties, and refers the case to a master or subordinate court for a judicial purpose, such, for instance, as a statement of account upon which a further decree is to be entered, the decree is not final.</p>
How courts have described this case
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- writ of error dismissed because when a tribunal “makes a decree fixing the liability and rights of the parties, and refers the case to a master or subordinate court for a judicial purpose, such, for instance, as a statement of account ..., the decree is not final”
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Judges: Brown
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