Jackson v. Twentyman

Supreme Court

Jackson v. Twentyman

27 U.S. 136, 7 L. Ed. 374, 2 Pet. 136, 1829 U.S. LEXIS 394

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

DecidedFebruary 18, 1829

StatusPublished

Cited by27 cases

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Jackson v. Twentyman, 27 U.S. 136, 7 L. Ed. 374, 2 Pet. 136, 1829 U.S. LEXIS 394 (1829).

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The Court were of opinion that the 11 th section of the act must be construed in connexion with and in ftonformity to the constitution of the United States. That by the latter, the judicial power was'not extended to private suits, in which an alien is a party, unless a citizen be the adverse party. .It was indispensable therefore. to aver the citizenship of the defendants, in order to show oh the record the jurisdiction of the court:

The omission , so to do was fatal, and according to the known course of the decisions of the Court, the judgment of the circuit court must be reversed for want of jurisdiction.

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The Court were of opinion that the 11 th section of the act must be construed in connexion with and in ftonformity to the constitution of the United States. That by the latter, the judicial power was'not extended to private suits, in which an alien is a party, unless a citizen be the adverse party. .It was indispensable therefore. to aver the citizenship of the defendants, in order to show oh the record the jurisdiction of the court:

The omission , so to do was fatal, and according to the known course of the decisions of the Court, the judgment of the circuit court must be reversed for want of jurisdiction.

Moheb A. H. Al Sadat v. Heinz Mertes, and Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co., a Foreign Corporation, and Daniel E. Galganites and Badger State Mutual Casualty Co., Defendants-Third- Party v. General Casualty Company of Wisconsin, a Domestic Corporation and Lloyd W. Hahn, D/B/A Lloyd's Texaco, Third-Party

615 F.2d 1176 (Third Circuit, 1980)

Sadat v. Mertes

615 F.2d 1176 (Seventh Circuit, 1980)

Kavourgias v. Nicholaou Co.

148 F.2d 96 (Ninth Circuit, 1945)

Sanfeliz v. Bank of Nova Scotia

74 F.2d 338 (First Circuit, 1934)

Doidge v. Cunard S. S. Co.

19 F.2d 500 (First Circuit, 1927)

Fuentes v. Suarez

8 P.R. Fed. 121 (D. Puerto Rico, 1915)

Pooley v. Luco

72 F. 561 (U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern California, 1896)

Stuart v. Easton

156 U.S. 46 (Supreme Court, 1895)

Herndon v. . Ins. Co.

12 S.E. 241 (Supreme Court of North Carolina, 1890)

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27 U.S. 136, 7 L. Ed. 374, 2 Pet. 136, 1829 U.S. LEXIS 394, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/jackson-v-twentyman-scotus-1829.

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