Capron v. Van Noorden
Capron v. Van Noorden, 6 U.S. (2 Cranch) 126 (1804), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court allowed a plaintiff to dismiss a case that he had lost at trial because of a lack of diversity jurisdiction, leaving the plaintiff free to bring the case again.[1]
| Capron v. Van Noorden | |
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| Decided March 5, 1804 | |
| Full case name | Capron v. Van Noorden |
| Citations | 6 U.S. 126 (more) |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Error to the Circuit Court of North Carolina |
| Holding | |
| A plaintiff is allowed to dismiss a case that he had lost at trial because of a lack of diversity jurisdiction, leaving the plaintiff free to bring the case again. | |
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References
- Yeazell, S. C. (2008), Civil Procedure (Seventh ed.), New York: Aspen Publishers, p. 218, ISBN 978-0-7355-6925-6.
Further reading
- Friendly, Henry J. (1928), "The Historic Basis of Diversity Jurisdiction", Harvard Law Review, 41 (4): 483–510, doi:10.2307/1330049.
External links
- Text of Capron v. Van Noorden, 6 U.S. (2 Cranch) 126 (1804) is available from: Justia Library of Congress OpenJurist
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