Sun Printing and Publishing Assn. v. Edwards

Citations

• 194 U.S. 377
• 24 S. Ct. 696
• 48 L. Ed. 1027
• 1904 U.S. LEXIS 832

Syllabus

<p>An allegation in the complaint-, which is admitted by the answer that defendant is a domestic corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of a designated State and having its principal office therein is a sufficient averment as to defendant’s citizenship.</p> <p>In determining, on certified question of jurisdiction from the Circuit-Court of Appeals, whether diverse citizenship exists, the whole record may be looked to for tile purpose of curing a defective averment, and if the requisite citizenship is anywhere averred in the- record, or facts are therein stated whieli in legal intendment constitute such allegation, that is sufficient.</p> <p>Where the court is satisfied, in the light of all the testimony, that an averment of residence in a designated State was intended to mean, and, reasonably construed must be interpreted as averring, that plaintiff was a citizen Of that State, it is sufficient.</p>