McIlvaine v. Coxe's Lessee

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that Rooker-Feldman is inapplicable where there are parallel 7 proceedings in state court, even if the state court reached judgment first while the federal court 8 proceedings are ongoing.
• explaining “[t]he rule of the common law [was] that all persons may hold lands, except aliens” (em- phasis omitted)
• explaining “[t]he rule of the common law [was] that all persons may hold lands, except aliens” (em- phasis omitted)
• explaining “[t]he rule of the common law [was] that all persons may hold lands, except aliens” (em- phasis omitted)
• explaining “[t]he rule of the common law [was] that all persons may hold lands, except aliens” (em- phasis omitted)
• “But an event may happen (which every good man should join with my Lord Coke in his devout prayer, ʻthat God of his infinite goodness and mercy may prevent,’)—time may come when this bond of union may be broken . . . .”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).