· 5/7/1883
Gibson v. Bruce
Citations
- 108 U.S. 561
- 2 S. Ct. 873
- 27 L. Ed. 825
- 1883 U.S. LEXIS 1068
Syllabus
<p>Removal of Causes.</p> <p>A suit cannot be removed from a State court, under the act of 1875, unless the requisite citizenship of the parties exists both when the suit was begun and . wh'en the petition for removal was filed. ■ ’ ' . ■ '</p>
How courts have described this case
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- “[T]he core principle of federal removal jurisdiction on the basis of diversity” is “that it is determined (and must exist) as of the time the complaint is filed and removal is effected.”
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Judges: Waite
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