 | United States. Circuit Courts, Benjamin Vaughan Abbott - Law reports, digests, etc - 1870 - 670 pages
...as it might have done under the constitutional provision just quoted, but limited it to cases where the ' ' suit is between a citizen of the State where the suit is brought and a citizen of another State." Act of September 24, 1789, § 11. Under this provision, one of the parties, either the plaintiff... | |
 | Law - 1874 - 436 pages
...after stating that circuit courts shall have jurisdiction in civil cases, etc., " in all cases where the suit is between a citizen of the State where the suit is brought and a citizen of another State," provides, "nor shall any District or Circuit Court have cognizance of any suit to recover the... | |
 | Benjamin Robbins Curtis, Alexander James Dallas, William Cranch, United States. Supreme Court, Henry Wheaton, Richard Peters, Benjamin Chew Howard - Law reports, digests, etc - 1870 - 708 pages
...of opinion that the jurisdiction cannot be supported. The words of the act of congress are, " where an alien is a party; or the suit is between a citizen of a State where the suit is brought, and a citizen of another State." i The court understands these expressions... | |
 | Law - 1871 - 874 pages
...costs) the sum or value of five hundred dollars, and the United States are plaintiffs or petitioners, or an alien is a party, or the suit is between a citizen...the state where the suit is brought and a citizen of ATKINS v. FIBRE DISINTEGRATING CO. another state. And shall have exclusive cognisance of all crimes... | |
 | United States. Circuit Court (2nd Circuit) - Law reports, digests, etc - 1871 - 636 pages
...and the United States are plaintiffs or petitioners, or an alien is a party, or the suit is hetween a citizen of the State where the suit is brought and a citizen of another State ; and shall have exclusive cognizance of all crimes and offences cognizable under the authority... | |
 | William Wait - Civil procedure - 1872 - 950 pages
...value of $500, and the United States are plaintiffs or petitioners, or an alien is a party ; or where the suit is between a citizen of the State where the suit is brought and a citizen of another State. Brightly' sU. S. Dig. 126. The general rule in such cases, that the court first obtaining jurisdiction... | |
 | Henry Edward Wallace - Law reports, digests, etc - 1882 - 696 pages
...cause from a State court into the Circuit Court of the United States, where there is a controversy between a citizen of the State where the suit is brought and a citizen of another State, on the application of the latter. The act of March 3, 1875, sec. '2, see 18 Statutes at Large,... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1872 - 854 pages
...the sum or value of five hundred dollars, and the United States are plaintiff's, or petitioner, or an alien is a party, or the suit is between a citizen of the Slate wftere the suit is brought and a citizen of another State. This is all that is to be found in... | |
 | Kentucky - Kentucky - 1873 - 986 pages
...the sum or value of five hundred dollars, and the United States are plaintiffs, or petitioners ; or an alien is a party, or the suit is between a citizen...where the suit is brought, and a citizen of another State. SECTION 1 2. And te it further enacted, That if a suit be commenced in J£ any State court against... | |
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States are plaintiffs, or petitioners; or an alien is a party, or the suit is between a citizen of the State where the suit is brought, and a citizen of another State. 
