| William Graydon - Law - 1803 - 730 pages
...of all suits of a civil nature at common law or in equity, where the matter in dispute ex» cetds, exclusive of costs, the sum or value of five hundred dollars, and the united states are plaintiff», or petitioners; or an alien is a party, or the suit is between a... | |
| Thomas H. Palmer - United States - 1814 - 422 pages
...Massachusetts. The circuit courts are held twice a year in each district. § 26. The circuit courts have original cognizance, concurrent with the courts...costs, the sum or value of five hundred dollars, and the United States are plaintiffs, or petitioners; or an alien is a party ; or the suit is between a... | |
| Maryland. Court of Appeals, Thomas Harris, Reverdy Johnson - Law reports, digests, etc - 1825 - 614 pages
...the eleventh section of the act of congress of 1789, th. 20, it is provided, "that the circuit court of the United States shall have original cognizance,...costs, the sum or value of five hundred dollars, and the United Stales are plaintiffs or petitioners, or an alien is a party, or the suit is between a citizen... | |
| Edward Ingersoll - Law - 1821 - 882 pages
...civil causes of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction, shall be by jury. 9. SEc. xi. The circuit courts shall have original cognizance, concurrent with the...costs, the sum or value of five hundred dollars, and the United States are plaintiffs, or petitioners; or an alien is a party, or the suit is between a... | |
| Elijah Paine - Civil procedure - 1830 - 684 pages
...fee. n of " The circuit courts shall have original cognizance, conihe judiciary „ • e <*1- current with the courts of the several states, of all suits...costs, the sum or value of five hundred dollars, and the United States are plaintiffs, or petitioners ; or an alien is a party, or the suit is between a... | |
| Peter Force - Almanacs, American - 1831 - 388 pages
...f"1 т inhlt* 1 .... CIRCUIT COURTS OF THE USITKI) STATES. The circuit courts ol the United States have original cognizance, concurrent with the courts...costs, the sum or value of five hundred dollars, and the ; United Slates ate plantiffs, or petitioners, or an alien is a party, 01 the suit is between a... | |
| Gray and Bowen - 1831 - 364 pages
...statutes, commissions, or authorities, in dispute. CIRCUIT COURTS. The Circuit Courts of the United States have original cognizance, concurrent with the courts...dispute exceeds, exclusive of costs, the sum or value of 600 dollars, and the United States are plaintiffs or petitioners, or an alien is a party, or the suit... | |
| Joseph White Moulton - Equity pleading and procedure - 1831 - 506 pages
...from Chancery. Circuit courts have original cognizance concurrent with state courts of civil suits in equity, where the matter in dispute exceeds, exclusive of costs, the sum or value of $500, and the United States are plaintiffs or petitioners ; or an alien is a party; or the suit is... | |
| Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Geography - 1832 - 1028 pages
...courts of the several states, of all suits of a civil nature, at common law, or in equity, where be matter in dispute exceeds, exclusive of costs, the sum or value of 500 dollars, and the Uuited States are plaintiffs or petitioners, or an alien is a party, or the suit... | |
| JOESPH GALES - 1834 - 594 pages
...courts to their respective circuit courts. Sec. 11. Andbe il further enacted, That the circuit courts shall have original cognizance, concurrent with the...costs, the sum or value of five hundred dollars, and the United States are plaintiffs or petitioners; or an alien is a party, or the suit is between a citizen... | |
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