This is the classic precedent for dismissal of cases on appeal when the controversy is rendered moot, as when a party dies. ''See, e.g.'', ''Claiborne v. United States'', 127 S. Ct. 2245 (2007). | This is the classic precedent for dismissal of cases on appeal when the controversy is rendered moot, as when a party dies. ''See, e.g.'', ''Claiborne v. United States'', 127 S. Ct. 2245 (2007). |