Ray v. Law
Decision Date | 01 February 1805 |
Citation | 3 Cranch 179,7 U.S. 179,2 L.Ed. 404 |
Parties | RAY v. LAW |
Court | U.S. Supreme Court |
We can do nothing without secing the record, and the papers offered cannot be considered by us as a record.
The court, however, is of opinion, that a decree for a sale under a mortgage, is such a final decree as may be appealed from. We suppose, that when the court below understands that to be our opinion, it will allow an appeal, if it be a case to which this opinion applies.
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Brown Shoe Co v. United States
...a mere retention of jurisdiction for the purpose of ministerially executing a definite and precise final judgment. See, e.g., Ray v. Law, 3 Cranch 179, 2 L.Ed. 404; French v. Shoemaker, 12 Wall. 86, 98, 20 L.Ed. 270. In light of this Court's remarks in United States v. E. I. du Pont de Nemo......
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Citibank, N. A. v. Data Lease Financial Corp.
...Machine Co. v. George, 105 F.2d 697 (3d Cir.), cert. denied 308 U.S. 611, 60 S.Ct. 176, 84 L.Ed. 511 (1939). In Ray v. Law, 7 U.S. (3 Cranch) 179, 179-80, 2 L.Ed. 404, 404 (1805), Chief Justice Marshall stated (t)he act of Congress points out the mode in which we are to exercise our appella......
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HSBC Bank USA, N.A. v. Townsend, 13–1017.
...holding simply that “a decree for a sale under a mortgage, is such a final decree as may be appealed from.” Ray v. Law, 7 U.S. (3 Cranch) 179, 180, 2 L.Ed. 404 (1805). The Court has repeated the point many times since. E.g., Grant v. Phoenix Mutual Life Ins. Co., 106 U.S. 429, 431, 1 S.Ct. ......
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Wells v. Shriver
...to a master to execute the decree by a sale of property or otherwise, as in the case of the foreclosure of a mortgage. Ray v. Law, 7 U.S. 179, 3 Cranch 179 (2:404): Whiting v. Bank of U.S., 38 U.S. 6 Pet. 6 (10:33); Bronson v. La Crosse & M. R. Co., 67 U.S. (2 Black.) 524 (17:359). If, howe......
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