Havnor v. New York

Citations

• 170 U.S. 408
• 18 S. Ct. 631
• 42 L. Ed. 1087
• 1898 U.S. LEXIS 1555

Syllabus

<p>It was essential,' in order to confer jurisdiction on this court, in this case, that the chief judge of the Court of Appeals of the State of New York, or his lawful substitute, or a justice of this court should have allowed the writ and signed the citation; and as the writ was signed by a judge as “ asso. judge, Court of Appeals, State of New York,” and there was nothing in the record warranting the inference that he was, at that time, acting as chief judge pro tern, of that court, the writ is dismissed.</p>