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· 1/22/1856

Parker v. Overman

Citations

  • 59 U.S. 137
  • 15 L. Ed. 318
  • 18 How. 137
  • 1855 U.S. LEXIS 677

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  • holding that “‘Citizenship’ and ‘residence’ are not synonymous terms” and that an averment of resident in a petition for removal will not support federal court jurisdiction

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Judges: Grier

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