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National Mut. Ins. Co. v. Tidewater Transfer Co., Inc., 337 U.S. 582 (1949)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
National Mut. Ins. Co. v. Tidewater Transfer Co., Inc., 337 U.S. 582 (1949)
National Mutual Insurance Co. v. Tidewater Transfer Co., Inc. No. 29 Argued November 8, 1948 Decided June 20, 1949 337 U.S. 582
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
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The Act of April 20, 1940, c. 117, 54 Stat. 143 (now 28 U.S.C. § 1332), conferred on the federal district courts jurisdiction of civil actions (involving no federal question) between citizens of the District of Columbia and citizens of a State. A District of Columbia corporation instituted in the Federal District Court for Maryland an action against Virginia corporation wherein the jurisdiction depended solely on diversity of citizenship. The District Court held the Act unconstitutional, and dismissed the complaint. The Court of Appeals affirmed.
Held: the Act is constitutional, and the judgment is reversed. Pp. 583-585, 604.
165 F.2d 531 reversed.
A District of Columbia corporation sued a Virginia corporation in the Federal District Court for Maryland, the jurisdiction depending solely on diversity of citizenship. The District Court dismissed the complaint. The Court of Appeals affirmed. 165 F.2d 531. This Court granted certiorari. 333 U.S. 860. Reversed, p. 604.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," National Mut. Ins. Co. v. Tidewater Transfer Co., Inc., 337 U.S. 582 (1949) in 337 U.S. 582 337 U.S. 583. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=1QPMVMBZUYBFKQ7.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." National Mut. Ins. Co. v. Tidewater Transfer Co., Inc., 337 U.S. 582 (1949), in 337 U.S. 582, page 337 U.S. 583. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=1QPMVMBZUYBFKQ7.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in National Mut. Ins. Co. v. Tidewater Transfer Co., Inc., 337 U.S. 582 (1949). cited in 1949, 337 U.S. 582, pp.337 U.S. 583. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=1QPMVMBZUYBFKQ7.
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