Jennings v. Smith

SPEER, District Judge.

[1] The federal question in this case exists because the judicial power of the United States extends to controversies between citizens of different states. Plaintiffs are citizens of Louisiana, the defendants of Georgia, and many of the latter reside in the Southern district and in the Northeastern division, in which the bill was filed. The jurisdiction of this court, because of diversity of citizenship, is therefore clear. Jurisdiction in the territorial sense is equally clear. The residence of one necessary defendant in the district, in the appropriate division, will…