French v. Hopkins

Citations

• 124 U.S. 524
• 8 S. Ct. 589
• 31 L. Ed. 536
• 1888 U.S. LEXIS 1891

Syllabus

<p>The case is dismissed for want of jurisdiction as the record fails to show, expressly or by implication, that any right, title, privilege, or immunity under the Constitution or laws of the United States was specially set up or claimed in either of the courts below.</p> <p>The jurisdiction of this court under Rev. Stat. § 709, for the review of the decision of the highest court of a State is not dependent upon the citizenship of the parties.</p>