Capital City Gas Co. v. City of Des Moines
U.S. Circuit Court for the Southern District of Iowa
Plaintiff is a corporation for pecuniary profit, organized and existing under the statutes of. the state of Iowa. The defendant is a municipal corporation organized and existing under said Iowa statutes.
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Plaintiff is a corporation for pecuniary profit, organized and existing under the statutes of. the state of Iowa. The defendant is a municipal corporation organized and existing under said Iowa statutes. Plaintiff seeks to have declared invalid an ordinance passed by the city council of defendant, wherein is fixed, with penalties named for its violation, the maximum price of gas within said city at 81.40 per 1,000 for illuminating purposes and §1.10 for fuel purposes, with a discount of 10 cents per 1,000 on ali bills paid by the loth of the month following; and asks for preliminary writ of…
1Opinion of the CourtWoolson, District Judge
(orally). The courts of the United States have limited jurisdiction; that is, their jurisdiction extends only where the statute confers it. But when that jurisdiction once attaches, then these courts become courts of general jurisdiction thereunder. The great mass or portion of jurisdiction over controversies resides in the state courts; and properly so, since all powers not delegated by the constitution to the United States reside in the people of the states. Therefore, if jurisdiction is not clearly apparent in the federal courts, or if there arises reasonable doubt as to whether such…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Reagan v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Shreveport v. ColeSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Ames v. Union Pac. Ry. Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Nebraska · 1894
- Wright v. NagleSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Stevens v. The RailroadsUnited States Circuit Court · 1880
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- Nelson v. City of MurfreesboroU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Middle Tennessee · 1909