MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE delivered the opinion of the court.
We think that an appeal should have been allowed in this case. The petitioners were defendants in the suit when the final decree was rendered. They were directly interested in what was then decided. The allowance of an appeal under sect. 692, Rev. Stat., follows of course, if prayed for by one who has the right to it. The language of the statute is, "shall be allowed," which means "must be allowed...
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