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· 1/29/1883

Burgess v. Seligman

Citations

  • 107 U.S. 20
  • 2 S. Ct. 10
  • 27 L. Ed. 359
  • 1882 U.S. LEXIS 1198
  • 17 Otto 20

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  • recognizing that “[t]he existence of two co-ordinate jurisdictions in the same territory is peculiar,” and emphasizing that “mutual respect and deference” are necessary to avoid “anomalous and inconvenient” results
  • recognizing that “[t]he existence of two co-ordinate jurisdictions in the same territory is peculiar,” and emphasizing that “mutual respect and deference” are necessary to avoid “anomalous and inconvenient” results
  • explaining that “[t]he federal courts have an independent jurisdiction in the administration of state laws, co-ordinate with, and not subordinate to, that of the state courts”
  • explaining that “[t]he federal courts have an independent jurisdiction in the administration of state laws, co-ordinate with, and not subordinate to, that of the state courts”
  • explaining that “[t]he federal courts have an independent jurisdiction in the administration of state laws, co-ordinate with, and not subordinate to, that of the state courts”
  • “The Federal courts have an independent jurisdiction in the administration of State laws, co-ordinate with, and not subordinate to, that of the State courts[.]”

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Judges: Bradley

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