Wogan Bros. v. American Sugar Refining Co.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Action by Wogan Bros., Incorporated, against the American Sugar Refining Company. On exception to the jurisdiction of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
FOSTER, District Judge.
This is a suit for triple damages under the act of July 2, 1890, known as the Sherman Law. The plaintiffs are citizens of Louisiana, and the defendant is a corporation organized under the laws of New Jersey, but doing business in Louisiana and found within this district.
*274Defendant excepts to the jurisdiction of the court, on the ground that the action is between citizens of different states, and is also based on an act of Congress; and hence, by virtue of section 51 of the Judicial Code, defendant can only be sued in the district of its domicile. The exception is, of…
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