Keane v. Chamberlain
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Hearing on an appeal by the defendant (specially allowed) from a decree of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, overruling a demurrer to a bill for an injunction, etc.
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Hearing on an appeal by the defendant (specially allowed) from a decree of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, overruling a demurrer to a bill for an injunction, etc. The Court in its opinion stated the case as follows: The appeal in this case is from an order overruling a demurrer to the appellee’s bill, and was allowed November 8, 1898, upon the special grounds set forth in the petition therefor.* The bill alleges that all the parties, complainants and defendants, are citizens of the United States and residents of the District of Columbia. The substantial facts alleged in the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shepard
1. The first contention of the appellants, is, that the demurrer should have been sustained because the courts of the District of Columbia, being courts of the United States, have no jurisdiction, under any conditions whatsoever, to enjoin a party from proceeding in the courts of a State.
This is founded on the prohibition contained in section 720, R. S. U. S. which reads thus: “The writ of injunction shall not be granted in any court of the United States to stay proceedings in any court of any State, except in bankruptcy proceedings.”
This statute, enacted originally in 1793, was intended to…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Watson v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- In Re SawyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Peck v. JennessSupreme Court of the United States · 1849
- Cole v. CunninghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Arndt v. GriggsSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Pinkston v. CarterDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1959