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Civil Procedure

Subject-matter jurisdiction

2 case briefs on subject-matter jurisdiction in Civil Procedure, each with the citation in the book’s form. All Civil Procedure briefs

  • Louisville and Nashville Railroad Co. v. Mottley

    Louisville & Nashville R.R. Co. v. Mottley, 211 U.S. 149 (1908).

    Did the federal Circuit Court have jurisdiction over Mottley's suit as one arising under the Constitution and laws of the United States, when the federal questions in the case were whether the 1906 act barred performance of the contract and whether that act violated the Fifth Amendment?

    Supreme Court of the United States

  • United Mine Workers of America v. Gibbs

    United Mine Workers of Am. v. Gibbs, 383 U.S. 715 (1966).

    Did the District Court have power to decide Gibbs's Tennessee claim together with his § 303 claims when there was no diversity jurisdiction, and did it exceed its discretion by deciding that claim?

    Supreme Court of the United States