Supreme Court· 5/16/1921

Heitmuller v. Stokes

Citations

256 U.S. 359
41 S. Ct. 522
65 L. Ed. 990
1921 U.S. LEXIS 1610

Syllabus

<p>The defendant in error, having secured judgment for the possession of his real estate, sold the premises to a stranger, after the case had ' been removed to this court by writ of error, leaving the defendant in possession. 'Held that, as no controversy remained between the parties, except as to costs, this court would not decide the merits, but would lay the costs of this writ of error upon the defendant in error and reverse the judgment with instructions to dismiss the complaint. P. 361.</p> <p>49 App. D. C. 391'; 266 Fed. Rep. 1011, reversed.</p>

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

remanding for dismissal because “without fault of the plaintiff in error, the defendant in error, after the proceedings below,. . . causfed] the case to become moot”
affirming an award of attorney’s fees and costs issued under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 following a dismissal for mootness
making factual findings in support of determination that appeal was mooted by subsequent events, id. at 361-62, 41 S.Ct. 522
“Where no controversy remains, except as to costs, this court will not pass upon the merits.”

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Judges: Day

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Heitmuller v. Stokes
D.C. Circuit· 1920-01-05

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