Case Name: Gore vs. Pettit and Ross
Court: Kentucky Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Kentucky
Decision Date: 1841-09-17
Citations: 2 B. Mon 25
Docket Number: 
Parties: Gore vs Pettit and Ross.
Judges: 
Reporter: Kentucky Reports
Volume: 41
Pages: 25–26

Head Matter:
Gore vs Pettit and Ross.
Ejectment.
Error to tiijs Franklin Circuit.
Case 9.
Appeals and Writs of Error.
September, 17.
The case stated.
No writ of error lies to this Court, unless the judgment renderedby the Court below is final.
Altho’ the statute of 1836-7, provides for the jjayment of the jury fee, by the successful party; yet it is not to be construed to give any right td the unsuccessfulpar ty to prosecute an appeal or writ of error, until it is paid, by some one, and final judgment.

Opinion:
Jddge Ewing
delivered the Opinion of the Court.
Gore sued Pettit and Ross, by petition and summons, on a note for $300; Pettit made default, and Ross appeared and pleaded several matters which went to his discharge, upon which issues were taken, and a jury sworn to enquire of damages as to Pettit, and to try the issue as to Ross, who found a virdict against the former and in favor of the latter. But the jury fee not being paid by either of the parties, no judgment was rendered on tbo virdict. Gore moved for a new trial, which was overruled by the Court, and he has brought the case to this Court.
The counsel foi Ross now moves tho Court to quash the writ of error, upon the ground that no final judgment has been rendered in the Court below. We think this motion must be sustained.
No writ of error lies to this Court except in cases where a final judgment is rendered in the Court below: Slat. Law, 134.
This provision is in no respect repealed or modified by the statute of 1837: Acts 1836-7, p. 278.- This statute provides that the jury fee shall be paid down by the successful party, before a judgment shall be rendered in his favor, but cannot be construed to confer a- privilege on the unsuccessful party to take an appeal or writ of error before the judgment is rendered though it should not be rendered by the omission or refusal of the successful party to pay the jury fee.
Hewitt for plaintiff: Cates and Lindsey for defendants.
If the unsuccessful party desired to hasten the judgment, so as to avail himself of the privilege of appeal or writ of error, he might have resorted to those means provided by the statute to coerce the payment of the jury fee, or have paid it himself, so as to authorize a final judgment; but without it, could not bring the case here for revision.
The writ of error is therefore quashed with costs.