 | United States. Circuit Court (3rd Circuit), Henry Baldwin - 1837 - 670 pages
...all civil causes of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction;" by the eleventh section, the circuit courts have " original cognizance concurrent with the courts...the several states, of all suits of a civil nature at common law or in equity," &c. From these two sections three propositions necessarily follow ; 1.... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1838 - 850 pages
...algebraic equation. The llth section of the judiciary act of 1789, provides 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," &c. The 5th section of the act of 27th February, 1801, ena ^ that "the... | |
 | William Dunlap - 1840 - 546 pages
...justices of the supreme court, together with the judge of the district. They are invested with orignal cognizance, concurrent with the courts of the several states, of all suits of a civil nature at common law or in equity where the matter in dispute exceeds five hundred dollars exclusive of costs,... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1841 - 516 pages
...actions at law against citizens of the United States, is by jury. The Circuit Courts of the United States have original cognizance, concurrent with the courts...the several States, of all suits of a civil nature, at common law, or in equity, where the matter in dispute exceeds, exclusive of costs, the sum or value... | |
 | William Alexander Duer - 1843 - 442 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 equity, where the matter in dispute exceeds a certain sum, and the United States... | |
 | Louisiana. Supreme Court, Merritt M. Robinson - 1845 - 676 pages
...court is held. Ib. 13. The provision of the ttth section of the act of Congress of 24 Sept., 1789, " that the Circuit Courts of the United States shall...the several states, of all suits of a civil nature," &c., means that where a citizen of the state can sue in the state courts another citizen or resident,... | |
 | 1845 - 436 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 equity, where the matter in dispute exceeds a certain sum, and the United States... | |
 | H. G. O. COLBY - 1848 - 550 pages
...c. 71. It has no original jurisdiction in admiralty cases. Bee's R. 11; 1 Mason, 431. These Courts " have original cognizance, concurrent with the Courts...the several States, of all suits of a civil nature, at common law, or in equity, where the matter in dispute exceeds, exclusive of costs, the sum of five... | |
 | Samuel Owen - 1850 - 416 pages
...section of the judiciary act (1 LUS, p. 78, Lit. and Bred.) it is provided that the Circuit Courts shall have original cognizance concurrent with the...the several states, of all suits of a civil nature at common law, and in equity, where the matters in dispute exceeds, exclusive of costs, the sunr^or... | |
 | John Howard Hinton - 1850 - 1008 pages
...and where the district judge shall be absent, or is interested, one may sit alone. The circuit courts have original cognizance, concurrent with the courts of the several states, of all suits where the matter of dispute exceeds 500 dollars, and the United States are plaintiffs, or an alien... | |
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That the Circuit Courts of the United States shall have original cognizance, concurrent with the courts of the several States, of all suits of a civil nature, at common law or in equity, where the matter in dispute exceeds, exclusive of interest and costs,... 
