Memphis Street Railway Co. v. Moore
Citations
- 243 U.S. 299
- 37 S. Ct. 273
- 61 L. Ed. 733
- 1917 U.S. LEXIS 2116
Syllabus
<p>Where no conflict with the Federal Constitution or laws is involved, a construction of a state statute' by the highest court of the State is accepted by this court as conclusive.</p> <p>The act of Tennessee providing that when nonresidents qualify in the State as the personal representatives of decedents dying and leaving ■ assets therein such nonresidents, shall be treated as citizens of the State for the purpose of suing and being sued, was not intended to exclude them from resort to the federal courts.</p> <p>The purpose of the act as construed by the State Supreme Court was to permit them to sue in forma pauperis.</p>
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- a nonresident administrator who qualified in Tennessee was not a Tennessee citizen for diversity purposes, even though a Tennessee statute said such a person was a Tennessee citizen, because the jurisdiction of a federal court cannot be impaired or annulled by a state statute
- a nonresident administrator who qualified in Tennessee was not a Tennessee citizen for diversity purposes, even though a Tennessee statute said such a person was a Tennessee citizen, because the jurisdiction of a federal court cannot be impaired or annulled by a state statute
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Judges: Clarke
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