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· 11/18/1878

Robertson v. Cease

Citations

  • 97 U.S. 646
  • 24 L. Ed. 1057
  • 1878 U.S. LEXIS 1493
  • 7 Otto 646

How courts have described this case

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

  • refusing to consider documents that \clearly do not constitute any legitimate part of the record\ below
  • Fourteenth Amendment does not alter rule that citizenship is determined by domicile, not by residence
  • “[T]he term ‘citizen’ in 28 U.S.C. § 1332 has long meant something different from ‘resident.’”
  • “Citizenship and residence, as often declared by this court, are not synonymous terms.”
  • “Citizenship and residence, as often declared by this court, are not synonymous terms.”
  • “Citizenship and residence, as often declared by this court, are not synonymous terms.”

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Judges: Harlan

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