Joseph McKenna

“ In this case, instead of asking the court to strike out the decree dismissing the bill so it could amend, the appellant took an appeal. The case was thus beyond the right of the plaintiff to amend or to file a supplemental or 'ancillary' bill. But, in addition to that, the reasons assigned in the petition were not sufficient to authorize the interposition of a court of equity. The order of the court in refusing to allow the plaintiff to file an ancillary bill must be affirmed.
'Order affirmed, with costs to the appellee.'
There is more confusion when we come to the petition for writ of error. ”

“ But passing by this confusion, and regarding both decrees before us, we come to the motion to dismiss made by the defendant in error, on the ground that no federal question was raised in the state court. ”