Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Strawbridge v. Curtiss

2 L. Ed. 435

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1806-02-13
Topic
general

holding that the diversity statute requires that the citizenship of all plaintiffs be different from the citizenship of all defendants | holding that for diversity jurisdiction each plaintiff in a case must be a citizen of a different state from each defendant | concluding that, under the federal diversity, "each distinct interest should be represented by persons, all of whom are entitled to sue, or may be sued, in the federal courts" | concluding that, under the federal diversity, “each distinct interest should be represented by persons, all of whom are entitled to sue, or may be sued, in the federal courts” | holding that, for jurisdiction to attach under section 1332(a)(1), there must be complete diversity between all plaintiffs and defendants | holding that, for jurisdiction to attach under section 1332(a)(1), there must be complete diversity between all plaintiffs and defendants | holding that, for jurisdiction to attach under section 1332(a)(1), there must be complete diversity between all plaintiffs and defendants | holding that for diversity jurisdiction each plaintiff in a case must be a citizen of a different state from each defendant | holding that the diversity statute requires that the citizenship of all plaintiffs be different from 6 No. 17-2343 the citizenship of all defendants | holding that, for jurisdiction to attach under section 1332(a)(1), there must be complete diversity between all plaintiffs and defendants | holding that, for jurisdiction to attach under section 1332(a)(1), there must be complete diversity between all plaintiffs and defendants | holding that diversity jurisdiction requires that all plaintiffs be completely diverse from all defendants | requiring that no plaintiff share common citizenship with any defendant for diversity jurisdiction to exist under federal law | requiring that all plaintiffs and all defendants must be diverse for jurisdiction to exist under federal law | holding that Article III prohibits oendent party jurisdiction | requiring complete diversity — that each plaintiff is from a different state than each defendant | requiring that no plaintiff share citizenship with any defendant | requiring that no plaintiff share citizenship with any defendant | interpreting the language of the general federal diversity statute to require complete diversity | noting the "evident purpose of section 1367(b) is to prevent an "evasion of the requirement of complete diversity of citizenship" | noting that to satisfy diversity, not only must a plaintiff be a citizen of a state other than the state of which one defendant is a citizen, but also, under the rule of “complete diversity,” no plaintiff may share the same state citizenship with any defendant | requiring complete diversity under the predecessor statute to § 1332(a)(1) | interpreting the language of the general federal diversity statute to require complete diversity | meaning of “complete diversity” now required by 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a) | Justice Marshall concluding that Congress intended there would be no diversity jurisdiction when opposing parties were citizens of the same state | “[WJhere the interest is joint, each of the persons concerned in that interest must be competent to sue, or liable to be sued in [the federal] courts.” | "[W]here the interest is joint, each of the persons concerned in that interest must be competent to sue, or liable to be sued in [the federal] courts." | overruled on other grounds, Louisville, Cincinnati & Charleston R. Co. v. Letson, 43 U.S. (2 How.) 497, 555, 11 L.Ed. 353 (1844) | where there is more than one defendant, plaintiff must be capable of suing each defendant | no 4 plaintiff can be a citizen of the same state as any of the defendants | all parties in a suit must be entitled to sue or be sued in federal court | no 15 plaintiff can be a citizen of the same state as any of the defendants | “Diversity jurisdiction requires complete diversity between the parties—each defendant must be a citizen of

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Marshall, Ch. J.,

delivered the opinion of the court. — The court has considered this case, and is of opinion, that the jurisdiction cannot be supported.

The words of the act of congress are, where an alien is a party, or the ■suit is between a citizen of a state where the suit is brought, and a citizen of another state.” The court understands these expressions to mean, that each distinct interest should be represented by persons, all of whom are entitled to sue, or may be sued, in the federal courts. That is, that where the interest is joint, each of the persons concerned in that interest must be competent to sue, or liable to be sued, in those courts.

But the court does not mean to give an opinion in the case where several parties represent several distinct interests, *and some of those parties r,... are, and others are not, competent to sue, or liable to be sued, in the *- •courts of the United States.

Decree affirmed.