Case Name: Corey v. Corey, (two cases.)
Court: Supreme Court of Wyoming
Jurisdiction: Wyoming
Decision Date: 1888-09
Citations: 3 Wyo. 210
Docket Number: 
Parties: Corey v. Corey, (two cases.)
Judges: 
Reporter: Wyoming Reports
Volume: 3
Pages: 209–209

Head Matter:
Corey v. Corey, (two cases.)
(September, 1888.)
Appeal — Review—Certificate of Important Question.
Under Act March 9, 1888, providing that, when an important question arises before a district court, the judge may cause the same to be reserved and sent to the supreme court for decision, an order oi the district court certifying that there is such a question in the cause, but not stating what such question is, presents nothing for the supreme court to determine.
(Jase reserved irom district court.
Gross actions between George W. Corey and Francis S. Corey. The judge of the First judicial district certified the cases to the supreme court, as involving important or difficult questions.

Opinion:
Sadfley, J.
These two causes involve similar questions, and are therefore heard and considered together. They were certified to this court for its decision by an order of the district court of the First judicial district, pursuant to an act of the tenth legislative assembly, entitled "An act supplementary to chapter two of title six (nine) of the Revised Statutes of Wyoming, relating to courts," approved March 9, 1888. This act provided, in substance, that, where an important or difficult question arises before a district court, the judge of said court may cause the same to be reserved and sent to the supreme court for its decision. While the order of the district court in these causes certifies that there are difficult and important questions involved, it failed to state what those questions are. We conceive it to be indispensable to any action by this court that the question which is conceived to be difficult or important should be specially stated by the district court, and without such statements this court has no power to consider any questions which may arise in the case. It is therefore the opinion of the court that there is nothing before them on which the court may act; and for this reason the causes are ordered to be strickeu from the docket, and the clerk of this court is ordered to transmit the papers and files of the causes to the clerk of the district court.