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Stuart v. Easton

Stuart v. Easton, 156 U.S. 46 (1895)
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Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided
January 21, 1895
Docket
No. 151
Citations
156 U.S. 4615 S. Ct. 26839 L. Ed. 3411895 U.S. LEXIS 452
Syllabus
An averment that the plaintiff is “ á citizen of London, England,” is not sufficient to give the Circuit Court jurisdiction on the ground of his alienage, the defendant being a citizen ; and on the question being raised in this court, the case may be remanded with leave to apply to the Circuit Court for amendment and for further proceedings.
Summary
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA. The case is stated in the opinion.

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Opinion

The Chief Justice : Plaintiff in error is described throughout the record as “ a citizen of London, England,” and the defendants as “corporations of the State of Pennsylvania.” As the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court confessedly depended *47 on the alienage of plaintiff in error, and that fact was not made affirmatively to appear, the judgment must be reversed at the costs of plaintiff in error, and the cause be remanded to the Circuit Court with leave to apply for amendment and for further proceedings.

Bingham v. Cabot, 3 Dall. 382 ;

Mossman v. Higginson, 4 Dall. 12 ;

Capron v. Van Noorden, 2 Cranch, 125 ;

Jackson v. Twentyman, 2 Pet. 136 ;

Conolly v. Taylor, 2 Pet. 556 ;

Brown v. Keene, 8 Pet. 115 ;

Robertson v. Cease, 97 U. S. 646 ;

Börs v. Preston, 111 U. S. 252, 263 ;

Denny v. Pironi, 141 U. S. 121 ;

Horne v. George H. Hammond Co., 155 U. S. 393 .

Judgment reversed.

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Cited by 20 cases

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Relies on it most ⓘ

  1. Van Der Schelling v. U. S. News & World Report, Inc.213 F. Supp. 756 (E.D. Pa. 1963)
  2. Doidge v. Cunard S. S. Co.19 F.2d 500 (1st Cir. 1927)
  3. Zicos v. Dickmann98 F.2d 347 (8th Cir. 1938)
  4. Blair Holdings Corp. v. Rubinstein122 F. Supp. 602 (S.D.N.Y. 1954)
  5. Telesphore Couture v. Watkins162 F. Supp. 727 (E.D.N.Y. 1958)
  6. Murarka v. Bachrack Bros.108 F. Supp. 597 (S.D.N.Y. 1952)

Most recent

  1. Van Der Schelling v. U. S. News & World Report, Inc.213 F. Supp. 756 (E.D. Pa. 1963)
  2. Telesphore Couture v. Watkins162 F. Supp. 727 (E.D.N.Y. 1958)
  3. Blair Holdings Corp. v. Rubinstein122 F. Supp. 602 (S.D.N.Y. 1954)
  4. Murarka v. Bachrack Bros.108 F. Supp. 597 (S.D.N.Y. 1952)
  5. Zicos v. Dickmann98 F.2d 347 (8th Cir. 1938)
  6. United States v. 5870 Bags & 100 Kegs (some slack)20 F. Supp. 331 (S.D.N.Y. 1937)

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Authorities cited 10

DepthCaseCited by
Robertson v. Cease, 97 U.S. 646 (1878) 209
Brown v. Keene, 33 U.S. (8 Pet.) 112 (1834) 125
Börs v. Preston, 111 U.S. 252 (1884) 93
Conolly v. Taylor, 27 U.S. (2 Pet.) 556 (1829) 72
Mossman, Surviving in Error v. Higginson, Surviving Partner, in Error, 4 U.S. (4 Dall.) 12 (1800) 61
Denny v. Pironi, 141 U.S. 121 (1891) 54
Bingham v. Cabot, 3 U.S. (3 Dall.) 382 (1798) 46
Jackson v. Twentyman, 27 U.S. (2 Pet.) 136 (1829) 27
Horne v. George H. Hammond Co., 155 U.S. 393 (1894) 24
Ex parte Deane, 7 F. Cas. 306 (1811) 3

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