Case ID: wis_23/html/0512-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "\n      Cole, J.", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Hopkins v. Gilman
    
      B&mittitw’ — Loss of jurisdiction.
    
    After tie papers in a cause decided in tliis court on appeal, together with the judgment of this court, have keen regularly remitted to the court helow, this court has lost jurisdiction, and cannot recall the cause for a rehearing.
    APPEAL from tbe Circuit Court, for Milwaukee County.
    Tbe judgment of this court, reversing a judgment of tbe circuit court in favor of tbe plaintiff, was rendered on tbe 28th of February, 1868, and tbe opinion filed on tbe same day. See 22- Wis. 476. On tbe 13th of April following,, tbe clerk of this court remitted to tbe circuit court tbe record and papers in tbe cause. Afterward, on defendant’s motion, plaintiff was required to show cause why an order should not be made requiring the' circuit court to return to this, court said papers and record, and why defendant should not have leave to file a motion for a rehearing, and for a modification of. tbe opinion. The plaintiff now moves to discharge this order.
    
      J). Q. Hooker, for tbe motion.
    
      J. Downer, contra.
    
   Cole, J.

Tbe rule to show cause íuust be discharged. Tbe statute requires tbe clerk to remit to tbe court from wbicb tbe appeal was taken tbe papers transmitted to tbe supreme court on tbe appeal, together with tbe judgment or decision of tbe supreme court thereon, within thirty days after tbe same shall have been made, unless tbe supreme court, on tbe application of either party, shall direct them to be retained for tbe purpose of a rehearing. Laws of 1861, chap. 264, § 7. Tbe remittitur, then, has properly issued, and tbe record has been regularly sent down to tbe court below. This court has no longer any control over tbe cause. It has lost jurisdiction over it. Tbe court below has become repossessed of tbe cause. It has been decided a number of times by this court, that when a remitti-tur has regularly issued, and tbe record has been sent down to tbe court below, this court has lost jurisdiction of the cause. That this ruling was in accordance with tbe authorities, tbe following cases will show: Legg v. Overbagh, 4 Wend. 188; Dresser v. Brooks, 2 Comstock, 559; Delaplaine v. Bergen, 7 Hill, 591.

By the Court. — Tbe rule to show cause is discharged.