Case Name: William J. Preston, Plaintiff in Error, v. The Missouri and Pennsylvania Lead Company, Defendant in Error
Court: Supreme Court of Missouri
Jurisdiction: Missouri
Decision Date: 1871-10
Citations: 48 Mo. 541
Docket Number: 
Parties: William J. Preston, Plaintiff in Error, v. The Missouri and Pennsylvania Lead Company, Defendant in Error.
Judges: The other judges concur.-
Reporter: Missouri Reports
Volume: 48
Pages: 541–542

Head Matter:
William J. Preston, Plaintiff in Error, v. The Missouri and Pennsylvania Lead Company, Defendant in Error.
1. Judgment— Costs — Appeal.— A judgment for costs will not support an appeal or writ of error.
Error to Washington Circuit Court.
Emmerson & Dillingham, with L. F. Dinning, for plaintiff in error.
Reynolds & Relfe, for defendant in error.

Opinion:
Wasner, Judge,
delivered the opinion of the court.
The record in this case shows no final judgment in the court, below. The plaintiff, under certain rulings of-the court, took a nonsuit with leave to move to set the same aside, and the only entry of judgment is : "Therefore it is considered by the court that the said defendant have and recover of - the said plaintiff its costs in this behalf expended, .-and that- execution issue therefor." This is .simply a judgment for-costs,- and: w-ill-.not -support an appeal or writ of.error. (Bogges v. Cox, ante, 278.)
Lét-the writ he dismissed.
The other judges concur.-