Bingham v. Cabot (1798)

Bingham v. Cabot

Argued February 13, 1798
Decided February 14, 1798
Full case name Bingham v. Cabot
Citations

3 U.S. 382 (more)

Holding
In diversity suits in federal courts, a party must allege appropriate citizenship and not simply residence.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Oliver Ellsworth

Bingham v. Cabot, 3 U.S. 382 (1798), was a United States Supreme Court case involving the Cabot family, a wealthy Yankee shipping family from New England. It was the second such case following the 1795 Bingham v. Cabot case. In the case the Court held that in diversity suits in federal courts, a party must allege appropriate citizenship and not simply residence, otherwise it may be stricken from the docket.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 3 US 382
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