· 4/12/1926
Smith v. McCullough
Citations
- 270 U.S. 456
- 46 S. Ct. 338
- 70 L. Ed. 682
- 1926 U.S. LEXIS 425
How courts have described this case
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- “The established rule is that a plaintiff, suing in a federal court, must show in his pleading, affirmatively and distinctly, the existence of whatever is essential to federal jurisdiction . . . .”
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Judges: Van Devanter
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