Odell v. F. C. Farnsworth Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAR PROM THE DISTRICT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OP NEW YORK. The case is-stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clarke
This is an appeal from a decree of the. District Court for the' Southern District of New York, dismissing plaintiff’s, appellant’s, bill for want of jurisdiction. '
• The District Court certifies: That the case was heard on the bill of complaint and motion by the defendants to dismiss for want of jurisdiction; that the court ruled that the cause of action stated in the bill is an action on a contract and is not a suit arising under the patent laws of the United States, and that the bill was dismissed for want of jurisdiction, solely because it showed on its face that the matter in controversy…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Pratt v. Paris Gas Light & Coke Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1897
- James G. Wilson v. George A. Sanford and Robert G. MusgroveSupreme Court of the United States · 1851
- Excelsior Wooden Pipe Co. v. Pacific Bridge Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1902
- Healy v. Sea Gull Specialty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1915
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