Spencer v. Duplan Silk Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIR- ' CUIT. This was an action of trover commenced by plaintiff in error in the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Lehigh, Pennsylvania, October 18,1900, the declaration averring in substance that, on January 13,1900, certain lumber and building materials were The property of the firm of Bennett & Rothrock, and that by virtue of an adjudication in bankruptcy of that date, plaintiff succeeded to the title of that firm"…
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ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIR- ' CUIT. This was an action of trover commenced by plaintiff in error in the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Lehigh, Pennsylvania, October 18,1900, the declaration averring in substance that, on January 13,1900, certain lumber and building materials were The property of the firm of Bennett & Rothrock, and that by virtue of an adjudication in bankruptcy of that date, plaintiff succeeded to the title of that firm" to said lumber, and materials, and that on January 15, 1900, defendant in error-wrong- ■ fully converted the lumber and…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Fullee
In our opinion the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court depended entirely on diverse citizenship, the judgment of the Circuit Court of Appeals was final, and the writ of error must be dismissed. . Colorado Central Consolidated Mining Company v. Turck, 150 U. S. 138; Borgmeyer, Admr., v. Idler, 159 U. S. 408; Press Publishing Company v. Monroe, 164 U. S. 105.
The views expressed in the latter case will sufficed o indícate the governing rules. In that case the complaint in the Circuit Court showed that the parties were citizens of" different States, and.did not. claim under the Constitution nr…
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