Legal Opinion
Hammer v. Robertson
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided July 10, 1923PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARVIN, District Judge.
This is a motion by defendant for an order dismissing the hill of complaint herein for want of jurisdiction. The action, to compel the issue of a patent, was brought in the Eastern district of New York against the defendant, as Commissioner of Patents. The defendant contends that this court has no jurisdiction, inasmuch as the action must be brought in -the federal court of the District of Columbia, where the Commissioner of Patents has his official residence.
The real objection of the plaintiff to bringing suit in the District of Columbia is that the Court of Appeals of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Butterworth v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Baldwin Co. v. R. S. Howard Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Frasch v. MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- E. C. Atkins & Co. v. MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Clements v. KirbyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1921
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Senitha v. RobertsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1930
- Baltimore & OR Co. v. Board of Public WorksDistrict Court, N.D. West Virginia · 1936
- Canon v. RobertsonDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1929
- In re HammerDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1924
- Northern Indiana Public Service Co. v. Public Service CommissionDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 1932