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Bonin v. Gulf Co., 198 U.S. 115 (1905)
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Bonin v. Gulf Co., 198 U.S. 115 (1905)
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Bonin v. Gulf Company No. 50 Argued March 16, 1905 Decided April 24, 1905 198 U.S. 115
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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In an action of ejectment, plaintiff pitched his claim solely on a patent from the United States; defendant removed the action to the circuit court on the ground of diverse citizenship and obtained a verdict and judgment on the plea of prescription after nonsuit on plea of res judicata; the judgment was affirmed by the circuit court of appeals. Held that the judgment was final, and the writ of error must be dismissed. The jurisdiction of the circuit court rested solely on diverse citizenship, the assertion of title under patent from the United States presented no question in itself conferring jurisdiction, and plaintiff’s petition did not assert, in legal and logical form, if at all, the existence of any real controversy as to the effect or construction of the Constitution or of any law or treaty of the United States constituting an independent ground of jurisdiction.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Bonin v. Gulf Co., 198 U.S. 115 (1905) in 198 U.S. 115 198 U.S. 116. Original Sources, accessed July 3, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DMWKLNIDI9T1TII.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Bonin v. Gulf Co., 198 U.S. 115 (1905), in 198 U.S. 115, page 198 U.S. 116. Original Sources. 3 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DMWKLNIDI9T1TII.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Bonin v. Gulf Co., 198 U.S. 115 (1905). cited in 1905, 198 U.S. 115, pp.198 U.S. 116. Original Sources, retrieved 3 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DMWKLNIDI9T1TII.
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