Case Name: Dibrell vs. Eastland et. al.
Court: Tennessee Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Tennessee
Decision Date: 1832-08
Citations: 3 Yer. 507
Docket Number: 
Parties: Dibrell vs. Eastland et. al.
Judges: 
Reporter: Tennessee Reports
Volume: 11
Pages: 507–507

Head Matter:
Dibrell vs. Eastland et. al.
A judge of the circuit court has no power or jurisdiction to grant an order for a supersedeas to the judgments or decrees of the supreme court.
A supersedeas issued to the judgment or decree of the supreme court, upon the order of a circuit judge, will be quashed on motion.
At the last term of the supreme court at Sparta, a decree was rendered against the defendant and others, in favor of complainant, ordering certain property to which defendant had title, to be sold to satisfy certain judgments of complainant.
To stay execution of the decree, the defendant filed his hill of revivor, alleging errors in the decree, and praying it might he reversed, &c. on re-hearing. A circuit judge was applied to for a supersedeas of the decree of the supreme court, who ordered the same to he superseded, until the further order of the court. In obedience to the fiat, the clerk issued the supersedeas, and it is now moved to quash and discharge the same, for want of power in a circuit judge to make the order.

Opinion:
Catron, Ch. J.
delivered the opinion of the court.
This court is of opinion, that a circuit judge has no power or jurisdiction to grant an order for a supersedeas to the judgments or decrees of this court, more than a justice of the county court has power and jurisdiction to cause to he superseded the decrees and judgments of the circuit courts. The power did not exist in this case, and it will equally apply to every decree and judgment, civil and criminal, that the supreme court has or may render. Let the supersedeas be quashed.
Supersedeas quashed.