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Bell v. Hood, 327 U.S. 678 (1946)
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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.
Bell v. Hood, 327 U.S. 678 (1946)
Bell v. Hood No. 344 Argued January 29, 1946 Decided April 1, 1946 327 U.S. 678
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
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1. Where the complaint seeks recovery squarely on the ground of violation of plaintiffs’ rights under the Fourth and Fifth Amendments, a federal district court has jurisdiction of a suit against agents of the Federal Government to recover damages in excess of $3,000 alleged to have been suffered by the plaintiffs as a result of such violations -- even though neither the Constitution nor the Congress has provided for the recovery of money damages for such violations and the complaint is so framed as possibly to state a common law action in tort or trespass. Pp. 680-685.
2. Where a complaint in a federal court is so drawn as to seek recovery directly under the Constitution or laws of the United States, the court must entertain the suit, except: (a) where the alleged claim appears to be immaterial, and made solely for the purpose of obtaining jurisdiction, or (b) where it is wholly insubstantial and frivolous. P. 682.
3. Whether the complaint states a cause of action on which relief could be granted is a question of law which must be decided after, and not before, the court assumes jurisdiction. P. 682.
4. The issue whether federal courts can grant money recovery for damages alleged to have been suffered as a result of federal agents’ violating the Fourth and Fifth Amendments has sufficient merit to warrant exercise of federal jurisdiction for purposes of adjudicating it. P. 684.
150 F. 2d 96, reversed.
Petitioners brought suit in a federal district court against agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to recover damages in excess of $3,000 alleged to have been sustained as a result of violations of their rights under the Fourth and Fifth Amendments. The District Court dismissed the suit for want of federal jurisdiction. The Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed. 150 F.2d 96. This Court granted certiorari. 326 U.S. 706. Reversed, p. 685.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Bell v. Hood, 327 U.S. 678 (1946) in 327 U.S. 678 327 U.S. 679. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=J8V58NY2D8HGDRK.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Bell v. Hood, 327 U.S. 678 (1946), in 327 U.S. 678, page 327 U.S. 679. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=J8V58NY2D8HGDRK.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Bell v. Hood, 327 U.S. 678 (1946). cited in 1946, 327 U.S. 678, pp.327 U.S. 679. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=J8V58NY2D8HGDRK.
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