Hodgson & Thompson v. Bowerbank

implying that the 1789 Judiciary Act could not constitutionally be read to grant jurisdiction over suits between only two aliens | holding allegation of residence, as opposed to citizenship, insufficient to support alienage jurisdiction | holding allegation of residence, as opposed to citizenship, insufficient to support alienage jurisdiction | judiciary act gives circuit court jurisdiction in all suits in which an alien is proceeding against “a citizen of some one of the United States” | cited as authority by Karazanos v. Madison Two Associates, 147 F.3d 624, 626 (7th Cir.1998) | "[T]he statute cannot extend the jurisdiction beyond the limits of the Constitution." | “[T]he statute cannot extend the jurisdiction beyond the limits of the Constitution.” | “the statute cannot extend the jurisdiction beyond the limits of the constitution.” | diversity jurisdiction does not extend to actions between aliens | finding no jurisdiction over action between two aliens