 | United States. Circuit Court (3rd Circuit), Bushrod Washington - Law reports, digests, etc - 1827 - 672 pages
...cognizance of all suits of ad**f na- . ture, at Common Law and in Equity, where 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, equally unlimited, ex.cept as to the amount. But the jurisdiction of these Courts, though unlimited... | |
 | William Rawle - Constitutional law - 1829 - 530 pages
...law or in equity, when the United 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." In other parts of the same act the distinction is between law, without the prefix " common,... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, Richard Peters - Court rules - 1829 - 758 pages
...United States are plaintiffs or petitioners ; 2d, where an alien is a party ; and 3d, where the action is between a citizen of the state where the suit is brought, and a citizen of another state. The counsel for the appellees suppose that this case falls within the third class, and they... | |
 | Law - 1836 - 522 pages
...speaks of controversies ' between citizens of different States,' — and the judicial act of suits ' between a citizen of the State where the suit is brought, and a citizen of another State ' — are we, necessarily, or on a reasonable construction of these clauses, to understand that... | |
 | Elijah Paine - Civil procedure - 1830 - 684 pages
...hundred dollars, and the United 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. And shall have exclusive cognizance of all crimes and offences cognizable under the authority... | |
 | Gray and Bowen - 1831 - 364 pages
...value of 600 dollars, and the United 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. They have exclusive cognizance of all crimes and offences cognizable under the authority of... | |
 | Joseph White Moulton - Equity pleading and procedure - 1831 - 506 pages
...or value of $500, and the United 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.(e) Circuit courts have also original cognizance, at law or in equity, in all suits arising under... | |
 | Peter Force - Almanacs, American - 1832 - 374 pages
...five hundred dollars, and tht United 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 ; and have exclusive cognizance of all crime« and offences cognizable under the authority of... | |
 | Jacob D. Wheeler - Common law - 1834 - 626 pages
...71th section of the judiciary law, the court cannot entertain the suit, except an alien be a party, or the suit is between a citizen of the state where the suit is brought, and a citizen of another state. But neither Craig nor JP is a citizen of this state, where the suit is brought. It is true,... | |
 | Samuel Howe - Civil procedure - 1834 - 660 pages
...five hundred dollars, and the United 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." But no Circuit Court "shall have cognizance of any suit to recover the contents of any promissory... | |
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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. 
