Dewey Min. Co. v. Miller
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern California
On Demurrer to Bill.
1Opinion of the Court
BOHH. Circuit Judge.
The application of a few well-settled principles of law to the bill in this case will readily determine the question of jurisdiction raised by the demurrer hied thereto. That the bill in a suit in equity brought in a circuit court of the United States must affirmatively show the jurisdiction of the court over the case is thoroughly well settled. This must be done by such a clear statement of the facts that the court can see that it has jurisdiction. It is not enough, nor, indeed, proper, for the complainant to allege such jurisdiction as a legal conclusion; but such facts…
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