Legal Opinion
Chase Manhattan Bank v. South Acres Development Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 9, 1978No. 77-267PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Per curiam
The issue in this case is whether Congress has authorized the District Court of Guam to exercise federal diversity jurisdiction. Respondent brought suit in the Guam District Court, claiming that the court had jurisdiction over its action on the basis of diverse citizenship. The court agreed, denied petitioner’s motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction, Mailloux v. Mailloux, 417 F. Supp. 11 (1975), and a divided Court of Appeals affirmed. 554 F. 2d 976 (CA9 1977). Because Congress has neither explicitly nor implicitly granted diversity jurisdiction to the District Court of Guam, we reverse.
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2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Agana Bay Development Company (Hong Kong) Ltd. v. Supreme Court of Guam, Dillingham Corporation of the Pacific, Real Party in InterestCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- Mailloux v. MaillouxDistrict Court, D. Guam · 1975
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