Case: William Blakely vs. David Fish
Abbreviation: Blakely v. Fish
Decision Date: 1822-04
Docket Number: 
Citation: 1 Ark. Terr. Rep. 11
Volume: 1
Reporter: Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the United States Superior Court for the Territory of Arkansas, from 1820 to 1836
Court: Superior Court of the Territory of Arkansas
Jurisdiction: Arkansas
Parties: William Blakely vs. David Fish.
Judges: 
Pages: 11–12

Head Matter:
William Blakely vs. David Fish.
An appeal will not lie except from a final decision or judgment, and where none is given, the appellate court has not jurisdiction.
April, 1822.
Appeal determined before Benjamin Johnson, Andrew Scott, and Joseph Selden, judges.

Opinion:
Opinion oe the Court. — This is an action on the case brought by the appellee against the appellant. The appellant in the court below demurred to the declaration, which demurrer was overruled, and he excepted and prayed an appeal to this court, which seems to have been granted. It does not appear from the record that the court proceeded to give final judgment in favor of either party. We are clearly of opinion, that an appeal will not lie except from the final decision or judgment of the court; and here there being no final judgment, this court has no jurisdiction. Geyer's Digest, 261; 4 Dali. 22,160; 6 Cranch, 51. Dismissed.