Fore River Shipbuilding Co. v. Hagg

Citations

• 219 U.S. 175
• 31 S. Ct. 185
• 55 L. Ed. 163
• 1911 U.S. LEXIS 1628

Syllabus

<p>This court takes notice of, and inquires as to, its own jurisdiction, whether the question is raised by counsel or not. Mansfield &c. Ry. Co. v. Swan, 111 U. S. 379.</p> <p>Section 5 of the Court of Appeals Act of March 3,1891, c. 577, 26 Stat. 826, gives a direct review of the judgment of the Circuit Court as to • its jurisdiction, not upon general grounds of law or procedure but of the jurisdiction of the court as a Federal court. Louisville Trust Co. v. Knott, 191 U. S. 275; Bache v. Hunt, 193 U. S. 523.</p> <p>Where jurisdiction by diversity of citizenship exists, the question of whether the Circuit Court has jurisdiction to enforce the decree of another sovereignty is a question of general law and not a question peculiar to the jurisdiction of the Federal court as such, and a direct appeal will not lie to this court from the judgment of the Circuit Court.</p>