Supreme Court of the United States October 27, 1884 (Davies v. Corbin)

Me. Chief Justice Waite

delivered the opinion of the court. He stated the facts in the foregoing language, and continued: The relators moved to dismiss the writ, because, 1, an order awarding a peremptory writ of mandamus is not a' “final judgment; ” and, 2, the value of the matter in dispute does not exceed $5,000, inasmuch as no one of the relators will be “ entitled to receive of the tax