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 | United States. Congress. House - 1854 - 634 pages
...original jurisdiction, in some cases exclusive, in others concurrent only, of all suits of a civil nature at common law or in equity, where the matter in dispute exceeds a certain defined sum, and an alien is a party, or the suit is between a citizen of the State where... | |
 | James Burch Robb - 1854 - 774 pages
...to the patentee a right to claim the interference of this Court by injunction. That act declares, " that the Circuit Courts of the United States shall have original cognizance, as well in equity as at law, of all actions, suits, controversies, and cases, arising under any law... | |
 | United States. Court of Claims - 1856 - 858 pages
...reads : (See 1st vol. Stat. at Large, 78.) "Sec. 11. And be it further enacted, That the circuit courts shall have original cognizance, concurrent with the...the several States, of all suits of a civil nature, at common law or in equity, wherethe matter in dispute exceeds, exclusive of costs, the sum or value... | |
 | William Tidd - 1856 - 838 pages
...commonly called the Judiciary Act, vests original cognizance in the Circuit Courts of all suits of a civil nature at common law or in equity, where the matter in dispute exceeds, exclusive of costs, five hundred dollars, and where 'the mit it between a citizen of the »täte where the suit is brought,... | |
 | William Alexander Duer - 1858 - 440 pages
...have concurrent jurisdiction with the District Courts. They have original cognizance, concurrently with the courts of the several states, of all suits of a civil nature at common law, or in squity, where the matter in dispute exceeds a certain sum, and the United States... | |
 | United States. Circuit Court (2nd Circuit), Samuel Blatchford - 1859 - 640 pages
...(1 US Stat. at Large, 78,) in carrying into effect this provision, declares that the Circuit Courts shall have original cognizance, concurrent with the...civil nature, at common law or in Equity, where the United States are plaintiffs or petitioners, or an alien is a party, &c. This Act is defective in respect... | |
 | Theophilus Parsons - 1859 - 936 pages
...cireuit courts shall have original cognizance, concurrent with the State courts, "of all suits of a civil nature at common law or in equity, where the matter in dispute excceds, exelusive of costs, the sum or value of five hundred dollars, ctc." Concurrent jurisdiction... | |
 | Richard Peters - 1860 - 792 pages
...citizen of another state in the circuit courts of the United States; and gives to the circuit courts "original cognizance concurrent with the courts of...the several states, of all suits of a civil nature, at common law, and at equity." It was certainly intended to give to suitor? having a right to sue in... | |
 | 1863 - 832 pages
...section 231 provides "that the Circuit Courts" (of the United States) "shall have original cognisance concurrent with the Courts of the several States of...or in equity, where the matter in dispute exceeds esclusive of costs the sum or value of five hundred dollars, and the United States are plaintiffs or... | |
 | 1863 - 830 pages
...llth section provides "that (he Circuit Courts" (of the United States) "shall have original cognisance concurrent with the Courts of the several States of all suits of a ciril nature at common law or in equity, where the matter in dispute exceeds exclusive of costs the... | |
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