 That the circuit courts shall have original cognizance, concurrent with the courts of the several States, of all suits of a civil nature at common law or in equity, where the matter in dispute exceeds...  The American Law Register - Page 2311863Full view - About this book
 | United States - Constitutional law - 1796 - 508 pages
...law or in equity, where the matter in difpute exceeds, exclufive of cofts, the fum or value of five hundred dollars, and the United States are plaintiffs, or petitioners ; or an alien is a party, or the fuit is between a citizen "f thp ^"itp where the fuit is brought, and a citizen of another ftate. And... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Courts - 1940 - 894 pages
...between citizens of different States," and that of the original Judiciary Act of September 24, 1789," "the suit is between a citizen of the State where the suit is brought and a citizen of another State." Without ruling as to possible limitations of the constitutional grant, it is held by this Court... | |
 | William Graydon - Law - 1803 - 730 pages
...exclusive of costs, the sum or value of five hundred dollars, and the united states are plaintiff», or petitioners; or an alien is a party, or the suit is between a citizen of the stute where the suit is brought, and a citizen of another state. And shall have exclusive cognizance... | |
 | Kentucky. Court of Appeals, James Hughes, Achilles Sneed, Martin D. Hardin, George Minos Bibb, Alexander Keith Marshall, William Littell - Law reports, digests, etc - 1870 - 840 pages
...citizens of dij)\rcnt States," and the judiciary acts conferring jurisdiction in suits between " citizens of the State where the suit is brought and a citizen of another State." Previous to the case of Louisville and Charleston Ruilroad Company vs. Lclson, the Supreme... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1812 - 408 pages
...the United BA«*U. *. States is plaintiff; 2. Where an alien is a party ; D«V«A«. and, 3. Where the suit is between a citizen of the state where the suit is brought, and a citizen of another state. The president, directors and company of the bank of the United States do not answer to either... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, William Cranch - Law reports, digests, etc - 1812 - 408 pages
...Where the United BAHKU. 8. States is plaintiff; 2. Where an alien is a party; DEVEAUX. and, 3. Where the suit is between a citizen of the state where the suit is brought, and a citizen of another state. The president, directors and company of the bank of the United States do not answer to either... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 1844 - 702 pages
...circuit court of the United States jurisdiction of all civil suits, at common law or in equity, where an alien is a party, or the suit is between a citizen of the State where a suit is brought and a citizen of another State. Mr. Caleb B. Smith offered the following resolution... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 1844 - 1374 pages
...courts of the several States, so that the United States courts shall not take jurisdiction in cases between a citizen of the State where the suit is brought, and a citizen of another State, in a less sum than two thousand dollars, exclusive of costs. 624 JOURNAL OF THE if practicable,... | |
 | Thomas H. Palmer - United States - 1814 - 422 pages
...law or in equity, where the matter in dispute exceeds, exclusive of costs, the sum or value of five hundred dollars, and the United States are plaintiffs,...where the suit is brought, and a citizen of another state. They have exclusive cognizance of all crimes and offences cognizable under the authority of... | |
 | History - 1817 - 508 pages
...jurisdiction should prevail. The circuit courts of the United States have cognizance of cases 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; the judge observes, " the court of... | |
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