by John Marshall Harlan, City National Bank of Ft. Worth v…
“ While compliance with a mandate of this court, which leaves nothing to the judgment or discretion of the court below, and simply requires the execution of our decree, may be enforced by mandamus, without regard to the value of the matter in dispute, we cannot entertain an appeal if the value of the matter in dispute upon such appeal is less than $5,000. ”
by John Marshall Harlan, City National Bank of Ft. Worth v…
“ If the sum in dispute on this appeal was sufficient to give us jurisdiction, we could consider the question of costs, referred to in the second assignment of error; but, as the appeal in respect to interest must be dismissed for want of jurisdiction, the appeal in respect to costs must also be dismissed. No appeal lies from a mere decree for costs. Canter v. Insurance Co., 3 Pet. 307, 319; Wood v. Weimar, 104 U.S. 786; Paper Bag Cases, 105 U.S. 766.The appeal is dismissed.Mr. Justice WHITE, not having been a member of the court when this case was argued, took no part in its decision. ”
