 | United States. Supreme Court, William Cranch - Law reports, digests, etc - 1806 - 476 pages
...describing the jurisdiction of that court. That act gives jurisdiction to the circuit courts in cases between a citizen of the state in which the suit is brought, and a citizen of another state. To support the jurisdiction in this case therefore it must appear that... | |
 | Thomas Francis Gordon - Commercial law - 1837 - 886 pages
...the United States, but without the district in which the court is situate, though the defendant be a. whic plaintiff a citizen of a different state. — Livingston v. Jefferson, 4 Hall's LJ78. The privilege... | |
 | John Marshall - Constitutional law - 1839 - 762 pages
...describing the jurisdiction of that court. That act gives jurisdiction to the circuit courts in cases between a citizen of the state in which the suit is brought and a citizen of another state. To support the jurisdiction in this case, therefore, it must appear that... | |
 | Georgia. Supreme Court - Equity - 1883 - 926 pages
...that " where a suit is now pending, or may hereafter be brought in any state court in which there is a controversy between a citizen of the state in which the suit is brought, and a citizen of another state, such citizen of another state, whether he be plaintiff or defendant, if... | |
 | Georgia. Supreme Court - Equity - 1882 - 834 pages
...conditions necessary to exercise the right of removal under it are : 1. That the controversy shall be between a citizen of the state in which the suit is brought and a citizen of another state. 2. That the matter in dispute shall exceed the sum of $500.00 exclusive... | |
 | Alfred Conkling - Court rules - 1864 - 950 pages
...against a citizen, or the party defendant at the suit of a state; 4. In which one of the parties is a citizen of the state in which the suit is brought, and the other a citizen of another state, provided, that where the suit is brought by the assignee, (claiming... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1874 - 726 pages
...hereby amended as follows: That where a suit is now pending, or may hereafter be brought in any State court, in which there is controversy between a citizen of the State in which the suit is brought and a citizen of another State, and the matter in dispute exceeds the sum of 8500, . . . such citizen of... | |
 | Austin Abbott - Civil procedure - 1868 - 598 pages
...cases before me. The act says that "where a suit is pending or may hereafter be brought, in any State court in which there is controversy between a citizen of the State in which the suit is brought and a citizen of another State," &c. This, I think, is no more than saying " if a suit be brought by a... | |
 | George Washington Paschal - Constitutional law - 1868 - 448 pages
...1789 limited jurisdiction of national courts so far as they are determined by citizenship, "to suits between a citizen of the State in which the suit is brought and a citizen ol another State," and except in relation to revenue cases this limitation remains unchanged.... | |
 | George Washington Paschal - Constitutional law - 1868 - 452 pages
...1789 limited jurisdiction of national courts so far as they are determined by citizenship, " to suits between a citizen of the State in which the suit is brought and a citizen oi another State," and except in relation to revenue cases this limitation remains unchanged.... | |
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And where a suit is now pending, or may be hereafter brought in any state court in which there is a controversy between a citizen of the state in which the suit is brought, and a citizen of another state... 
