St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railroad v. Southern Express Co.

Citations

• 108 U.S. 24
• 2 S. Ct. 6
• 27 L. Ed. 638
• 1883 U.S. LEXIS 1005

Syllabus

<p>Appeal — Equity—Final Decreet-Supplemental Order.</p> <p>1. A decree is final, for the purposes of appeal, -when it terminates the litigation between the parties on the merits, and leaves nothing to be done but enforce by execution what has been determined.</p> <p>2. Matters relating to the administration of the cause, and accounts to be settled in accordance with the principles fixed by the decree are incidents of the main litigation which-may be settled by supplemental order after final decree.</p>