Troy Bank v. G. A. Whitehead & Co.
Citations
- 222 U.S. 39
- 32 S. Ct. 9
- 56 L. Ed. 81
- 1911 U.S. LEXIS 1866
Syllabus
<p>When two or more plaintiffs, having separate and distinct demands, unite for convenience and economy in a single suit, it is essential, that the demand of each be of the requisite jurisdictional amount; but when several plaintiffs unite to enforce a single title or right, in ■ which they have a common and undivided interest, it is enough if their, interests collectively equal the jurisdictional amount.</p> <p>The Circuit Court has jurisdiction of a suit, brought by several plaintiffs to enforce a vendor’s lien equally securing notes aggregating more than §2,000 held by them and which neither can enforce in v the absence of the other, even though the claim of each plaintiff is less than §2,000.</p> <p>184 Fed. Rep. 932, reversed.</p>
How courts have described this case
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- aggregation allowed for enforcement of state law vender's lien as that claim was single and undivided
- Suit to enforce vendor’s lien held in common by plaintiffs. The matter in dispute is measured by the value of the common security and not by the claims of each plaintiff under their separate notes.
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Judges: Van Devanter
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