Decisions of the common law courts are appealable to the House of Lords.
"Our Legal Heritage, 4th Ed."
S. A. Reilly
Court decisions were still appealable to the House of Lords.
"Our Legal Heritage, 4th Ed."
S. A. Reilly
Trumbull and Carpenter had argued that the Supreme Court had no jurisdiction, since military cases were not appealable under the Act of February 5, 1867. The court had ruled against them because McCardle was arrested, not for a military, but for a civil offense.
"The Life of Lyman Trumbull"
Horace White