Overview
Case summary
This case involved an appeal by the Town of Cripple Creek et al. against Michigan Pipe Co. from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Colorado to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. The appeal was docketed and dismissed with costs on January 4, 1897, pursuant to the sixteenth rule, on motion of counsel for the appellee, Charles M. Brown. No substantive opinion was issued, and the case was resolved procedurally without addressing any legal merits.
Abstract
The case involved an appeal by appellants against the appellee from a federal district court to the circuit court of appeals. The appeal was docketed and dismissed with costs pursuant to the sixteenth rule on motion of counsel for the appellee. No substantive opinion was issued, and the case was resolved procedurally without addressing legal merits.
Opinion of the court
opinion
- Appeal dismissed with costs pursuant to the sixteenth rule on motion of counsel for appellee
Jurisdiction
not challenged- Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Colorado
Procedural posture
Legal categories
Case record
Issues & holdings
No issues recorded for this case.
Timeline
Appeal docketed and dismissed with costs pursuant to the sixteenth rule on motion of counsel for appellee
Outcome: Appeal dismissed
Final disposition of the appeal without substantive opinion
Facts & evidence
Procedural history
1 steps- Appeal docketed and dismissed with costs pursuant to the sixteenth rule on motion of counsel for appellee
Authorities
Legal principles applied
- Appellate courts may dismiss appeals on procedural grounds