Cummings v. Chicago
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIR0UIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS. The appellants, citizens of Illinois, brought this suit against the city of Chicago for the purpose of obtaining a decree restraining the defendant, its officers and agents, from interfering with the construction of a dock in front of certain lands owned by the plaintiffs and situated on Calumet River, within the limits of that city.
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APPEAL FROM THE CIR0UIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS. The appellants, citizens of Illinois, brought this suit against the city of Chicago for the purpose of obtaining a decree restraining the defendant, its officers and agents, from interfering with the construction of a dock in front of certain lands owned by the plaintiffs and situated on Calumet River, within the limits of that city. The city demurred to the bill upon the ground that it did not state facts entitling the plaintiffs to the relief asked. The demurrer was sustained and the bill was dismissed…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice HarlaN
1. We hold that the Circuit Court had jurisdiction iii this case. That the parties, plaintiffs and defendant, are citizens of the same State-is not sufficient to defeat the jurisdiction; for by the act of March 3, 1887, c. 373, as corrected by the act of August 13, 1888, c. 866, the Circuit Courts have jurisdiction, without reference to the citizenship of the parties, of suits at common law or in equity arising under the Constitution or laws of the United States. 24 Stat. 552; 25 Stat. 434. The present suit does arise under the Constitution and laws of the United States, because the…
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