80 U.S. 185 80 U.S. 185 20 L.Ed. 567 13 Wall. 185 PHILIP ET AL.v.NOCK. December Term, 1871 MOTION to dismiss an appeal from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. The Judiciary Act of 1789, as is known, gives jurisdiction to this court in ordinary cases only ‘where the matter in dispute exceeds […]