STRAWBRIDGE ET AL. v. CURTISS ET AL. FEBRUARY TERM, 1806. THIS was an appeal from a decree of the circuit court, for the district of Massachusetts, which dismissed the complainants’ bill in chancery, for want of jurisdiction. Some of the complaintants were alleged to be citizens of the state of Massachusetts. The defendants were also […]
Articles Tagged: 7 U.S. 267
STRAWBRIDGE v. CURTISS, 7 U.S. 267 (1806)
Issues: Civil Procedure, Diversity Jurisdiction, Subject Matter Jurisdiction
7 U.S. 267 3 Cranch 267 2 L.Ed. 435 STRAWBRIDGE ET AL. v. CURTISS ET AL. February Term, 1806 APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS Syllabus If there be two or more joint plaintiffs, and two or more joint defendants, each of the plaintiffs must be capable of suing each of […]