1910 United States Supreme Court case
| Wetmore v. Tennessee Copper Company | |
|---|---|
 Supreme Court of the United States | |
| Submitted October 11, 1910 Decided November 28, 1910 | |
| Full case name | George Peabody Wetmore v. Tennessee Copper Company |
| Citations | 218 U.S. 369 (more)31 S. Ct. 84; 54 L. Ed. 1073 |
| Holding | |
| A Circuit Court of the United States does not have jurisdiction over a suit where both plaintiff and defendant are an out of state citizens (except for out country citizens) | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | Harlan, joined by unanimous |
Wetmore v. Tennessee Copper Company, 218 U.S. 369 (1910), was a United States Supreme Court case involving jurisdiction over a suit involving a wealthy landowner from Rhode Island, U.S. Senator George P. Wetmore, suing a New Jersey Corporation for emitting toxic fumes onto land he owned in Tennessee. The Court followed its precedent in Ladew v. Tennessee Copper Company, in asserting that jurisdiction was improper because neither party was a citizen in the jurisdiction of the Circuit court, but jurisdiction was proper over the foreign British corporation that was joined to the suit.
References
- Ladew v. Tennessee Copper Co., 218 U.S. 357 (1910).
- Wetmore v. Tennessee Copper Co., 218 U.S. 369 (1910).
External links
- Text of Wetmore v. Tennessee Copper Co., 218 U.S. 369 (1910) is available from: Justia Library of Congress OpenJurist
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