 | United States. Court of Claims - 1946 - 936 páginas
...opinion upon a question of law, that opinion may have weight as a precedent for future decisions. But the court is not empowered to decide moot questions...cannot affect the result as to the thing in issue before it. No stipulation of parties or counsel, whether in the case before the court or in any other... | |
 | 1895 - 1148 páginas
...which the court might make in the matter; and, as was said by the supreme court of the United States: "The court is not empowered to decide moot questions...result as to the thing in issue in the case before it." California v. San Pablo & TR Co., 149 Ü. S. 308, 13 Sup. Ct. 876. It is the theory of the law that... | |
 | 1920 - 932 páginas
...opinion upon a question of law, that opinion may have weight as a precedent for future decisions. But the court is not empowered to decide moot questions...propositions, or to declare, for the government of future cages, principles or rules of law which cannot affect the result as to the thing in issue in the case... | |
 | District of Columbia. Court of Appeals - 1902 - 670 páginas
...opinion upon a question of law, that opinion may have weight as a precedent for future decisions. But the court is not empowered to decide moot questions...result as to the thing in issue in the case before it." California v. San Pablo, etc., RR. Co., 149 US 308, 314; Donaldson v. Wright, 7 App. D. 0. 45, 63.... | |
 | 1895 - 1196 páginas
...court might make in the matter; and, as was •aid by tbe supreme court of the United States: "The cowt Is not empowered to decide moot questions or abstract...for the government of future cases, principles or rulos of law which canuut affect the result as to the thins in issue iu the case before it." California... | |
 | California. Supreme Court - 1906 - 838 páginas
...which the court might make in the matter. And, as was said by the supreme court of the United States: "The court is not empowered to decide moot questions...result as to the thing in issue in the case before it." (California v. San Pablo etc. RR Co., 149 US 308.) It is the theory of the law that a litigant seeks... | |
 | California. District Courts of Appeal - 1914 - 964 páginas
...said in California v. San Pablo & Tulare RR Co., 149 US 308, [37 L. Ed. 747, 13 Sup. Ct. Rep. 876] : "The court is not empowered to decide moot questions...result as to the thing in issue in the case before it." Nor will the court retain the appeal and decide alleged errors merely for the purpose of determining... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1915 - 1212 páginas
...opinion upon a question of law, that opinion may have weight as a precedent for future decisions. Eut the court is not empowered to decide moot questions...cannot affect the result as to the thing in issue [476] in the case before it. No stipulation of parties or counsel, whether in the case before the court... | |
 | 1916 - 536 páginas
...uniform in their practice of dismissing appeals where the questions in controversy are moot ones. A "court is not empowered to decide moot questions or...as to the thing in issue in the case before it."* Various factors and circumstances may cause an appeal to be dismissed on the ground that the court... | |
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But the court is not empowered to decide moot questions or abstract propositions or to declare, for the government of future cases, principles or rules of law which cannot affect the result as to the thing in issue in the case before it. 
