Colvin v. Jacksonville

Citations

• 158 U.S. 456
• 15 S. Ct. 866
• 39 L. Ed. 1053
• 1895 U.S. LEXIS 2272

Syllabus

<p>Where the jurisdiction of the court below is in issue, and the case is certified here for decision, the certificate must be granted during the term at Which the judgment or decree is entered.</p> <p>In a suit in equity to restrain the issue of bonds by a municipal corporation, brought by a taxpayer, the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court is determined by the amount of the interest of the complainant, and not by the amount of the issue of the bonds.</p>