Iselin v. La Coste

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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “Jurisdiction is the power to adjudicate and is granted by Congress. Litigants may not confer this power on the court by waiver or consent, but the place where the power to adjudicate is to be exercised is venue, not jurisdiction.”

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Cited by

22 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Aralac, Inc. v. Hat Corporation of America
  Third Circuit· 1948-02-10· cited 66×
• Comer v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 2013-05-14· cited 61×
• Ligon v. Middletown Area School District
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1990-12-11· cited 40×
• Jett v. Zink
  Fifth Circuit· 1973-02-09· cited 25×
• Selected Risks Insurance v. Kobelinski
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1976-10-12· cited 23×
• State Ex Rel. Bauersachs v. Williams
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 1983-11-28· cited 17×
• In Re South Portland Shipyard
  D. Maine· 1983-06-29· cited 11×
• Milliken & Co. v. Federal Trade Commission
  D. South Carolina· 1983-05-10· cited 10×
• Hudson v. Lewis
  Fifth Circuit· 1951-04-19· cited 9×
• Iselin v. C. W. Hunter Co.
  Fifth Circuit· 1949-03-19· cited 8×
• Food, Tobacco, Agricultural & Allied Workers Union of America, Local 186 v. Smiley
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1946-12-27· cited 7×
• Slazengers, Inc. v. United States
  U.S. Customs Court· 1957-10-08· cited 4×
• John F. Iselin and Joan B. Iselin v. Lester J. Meng, Lester J. Meng, Jr. And James C. Meng.
  Fifth Circuit· 1962-10-17· cited 3×
• Superior Testers, Inc. v. Damco Testers, Inc.
  E.D. Louisiana· 1970-01-15· cited 2×
• CERDA REYES
  Board of Immigration Appeals· 2015-07-01· cited 1×
• Wofford v. Prudential Ins. Co. of America
  W.D. South Carolina· 1946-05-11· cited 1×
• Burleson v. Coastal Recreation, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1978-12-12· cited 1×
• Unnamed case
  Third Circuit· 1973-03-30
• Unnamed case
  Third Circuit· 1979-05-16
• Ned Comer v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 2013-05-14

Cites

13 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Chicot County Drainage District v. Baxter State Bank
  Supreme Court· 1940-01-02· cited 1,225×
• Stoll v. Gottlieb
  Supreme Court· 1938-12-19· cited 890×
• Neirbo Co. v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.
  Supreme Court· 1939-11-22· cited 770×
• General Investment Co. v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co.
  Supreme Court· 1922-11-27· cited 384×
• Freeman v. Bee MacHine Co., Inc
  Supreme Court· 1943-10-11· cited 281×
• Commercial Casualty Insurance v. Consolidated Stone Co.
  Supreme Court· 1929-01-02· cited 115×
• Interior Construction & Improvement Co. v. Gibney
  Supreme Court· 1895-12-16· cited 97×
• Mosher v. City of Phoenix
  Supreme Court· 1932-11-07· cited 96×
• Byers v. Surget
  Supreme Court· 1857-03-18· cited 29×
• Hill v. Walker
  Eighth Circuit· 1909-02-01· cited 29×
• Douglas v. City of Jeannette
  Third Circuit· 1942-08-31· cited 22×
• United States Ex Rel. Midland Loan Finance Co. v. National Surety Corp.
  Supreme Court· 1940-02-05· cited 11×
• Iselin v. La Coste
  Fifth Circuit· 1944-01-12· cited 11×

Other cases named Iselin v. La Coste

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Iselin v. La Coste
  Fifth Circuit· 1944-01-12· cited 11×