Legal Opinion

Press Publishing Co. v. Monroe

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided November 9, 1896No. 489PublishedCited by 31 opinions

ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OE APPEALS EOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. This was an action brought in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York by Harriet Monroe against the Press Publishing Company for the wrongful publication of an unpublished manuscript.

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ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OE APPEALS EOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. This was an action brought in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York by Harriet Monroe against the Press Publishing Company for the wrongful publication of an unpublished manuscript. The complaint alleged that the plaintiff was a citizen of the • State of Illinois, and a resident in the city of Chicago; and that the defendant was a citizen of the State of New York, a resident in the city of New York, and a corporation created and existing by force of and under the laws of that State, and having…

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gray

Of suits of a civil nature, at law or in equity, the Circuit Courts of the United States have original jurisdiction, by reason of the citizenship of the parties, in cases between citizens of different States or between citizens of a State and aliens; and by reason of the cause of action,in cases arising under the Constitution or laws of United States, or treaties made or which shall be made under their authority,” including, of course, suits arising under the patent or copyright laws of the United States. Act of August 13, 1888, c. 866, § 1; 25 Stat. 433; Rev. Stat. § 629, cl. 9. In order to…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Tennessee v. Union & Planters' BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
  2. Chappell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  3. Horner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  4. Hanford v. DaviesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  5. Colorado Central Consolidated Mining Co. v. TurckSupreme Court of the United States · 1893

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc. v. Nation EnterprisesSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Basista v. WeirCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
  3. United States v. George E. Girard, Jr., Paul A. LambertCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
  4. Northern Pacific Railway Company v. SoderbergSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
  5. Edward King, Also Known as Edward Kerr v. Michael MacRi Edward Kondek, Rudolf Marrero, Ann TylerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993

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