Cazenove v. Darrel

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia

Cazenove v. Darrel

5 F. Cas. 337, 2 D.C. 444, 2 Cranch 444

CourtU.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia

DecidedNovember 15, 1823

StatusPublished

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Cazenove v. Darrel, 5 F. Cas. 337, 2 D.C. 444, 2 Cranch 444 (circtddc 1823).

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Opinion

Morsell, J.

Can consent give jurisdiction ? If, in order to give original jurisdiction to this Court, the parties should agree that the debt was 56 dollars, when the real debt was less than 50 dollars, could the jurisdiction of this Court be supported ?

The Court

(Thruston, J., absent,)

said they still considered the real debt, in this case, to be $56.84, and that the judgment must be reversed, and judgment of nonsuit entered with costs.

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Morsell, J.

Can consent give jurisdiction ? If, in order to give original jurisdiction to this Court, the parties should agree that the debt was 56 dollars, when the real debt was less than 50 dollars, could the jurisdiction of this Court be supported ?

The Court

(Thruston, J., absent,)

said they still considered the real debt, in this case, to be $56.84, and that the judgment must be reversed, and judgment of nonsuit entered with costs.

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5 F. Cas. 337, 2 D.C. 444, 2 Cranch 444, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/cazenove-v-darrel-circtddc-1823.