W. H. HUMPHREYS, AS ADMINISTRATOR, ETC.
v.
BATES & ROGERS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
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The Supreme Court dismissed for lack of jurisdiction an appeal from the Kentucky Court of Appeals in a case involving a construction company, holding that the Court lacked authority to review the lower court's decision based on established precedent regarding the limits of appellate jurisdiction.
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Error to the Court of Appeals of the State of Kentucky. Motion to affirm or place on the summary docket submitted November 8, 1920. Decided November 15, 1920. Per Curiam.
Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of: (1) California Powder Works v. Davis, 151 U. S. 389, 393; Gaar Scott & Co. v. Shannon, 223 U. S. 468, 470; Cuyahoga River Power Co. v. Northern Realty Co., 244 U. S. 300, 303; Bilby v. Stewart, 246 U. S. 255, 257; Farson, Son & Co. v. Bird, 248 U. S. 268, 271 (and see Northern Pacific Ry. Co. v. Meese, 239 U. S. 614, 619). (2) Equitable Life Assurance Society v. Brown, 187 U. S. 308, 314; Consolidated Turnpike Co. v. Norfolk, &c. Ry. Co., 228 U. S. 596, 600; Merriam Co. v. Syndicate Publishing Co., 237 U. S. 618, 621; Pennsylvania Hospital v. Philadelphia, 245 U. S. 20, 24. (3) New York Central R. R. Co. v. White, 243 U. S. 188, 198; Mountain Timber Co. v. Washington, 243 U. S. 219, 234; Middleton v. Texas Power & Light Co., 249 U. S. 152, 163; Arizona Employers Liability Cases, 250 U. S. 400. (4) Palmer v. Ohio, 248 U. S. 32, 34. Mr. Alan D. Cole for plaintiff in error. Mr. Edwin A. Swingle, Mr.
E. L. Worthington and Mr. LeWright Browning for defendant in error.
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- N.Y. Cent. R.R. Co. v. White, 243 U.S. 188 (U.S. 1917)
- Mountain Timber Co. v. State of Wash., 243 U.S. 219 (U.S. 1917)
- Consol. Tpk. Co. v. Norfolk & Ocean View Ry. Co., 228 U.S. 596 (U.S. 1913)
- Equitable Life Assurance Soc'y v. Brown, 187 U.S. 308 (U.S. 1902)
- Gaar v. Shannon, 223 U.S. 468 (U.S. 1912)
- Middleton v. Tex. Power & Light Co., 249 U.S. 152 (U.S. 1919)
- Arizona Employers' Liability Cases, 250 U.S. 400 (U.S. 1919)
- California Powder Works v. Davis, 151 U.S. 389 (U.S. 1894)
- Contributors to the Pa. Hosp. v. City of Philadelphia, 245 U.S. 20 (U.S. 1917)
- Bilby v. Stewart, 246 U.S. 255 (U.S. 1918)