Hooe v. Jamieson - 166 U.S. 395 (1897)

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Hooe v. Jamieson, 166 U.S. 395 (1897)

Hooe v. Jamieson

No. 374

Submitted March 1, 1897

Decided April 5, 1897

166 U.S. 395

Syllabus

A citizen of the District of Columbia cannot maintain an action against a citizen of Wisconsin, on the ground of diverse citizenship, in a Circuit Court of the United States in that state even though a competent person be joined with him as co-plaintiff.

The case is stated in the opinion.

Page 166 U. S. 396