Levy v. Superior Court of San Francisco, 167 U.S. 175 (1897)

Name: Levy v. Superior Court of San Francisco, 167 U.S. 175 (1897) - Syllabus
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Levy v. Superior Court of San Francisco

No. 294

Argued April 26, 1897
Decided May 10, 1897
167 U.S. 175

ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT

OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Syllabus

Oxley Stave Co. v. Butler County, 166 U.S. 648, followed to the point that

the jurisdiction of this Court to reexamine the final judgment of a state court cannot arise from inference, but only from averments so distinct and positive as to place it beyond question that the party bringing a case here from such court intended to assert a federal right.

The case is stated in the opinion.

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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Levy v. Superior Court of San Francisco, 167 U.S. 175 (1897) in 167 U.S. 175 Original Sources, accessed May 6, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GSNDJIXN3A254T8.

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Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Levy v. Superior Court of San Francisco, 167 U.S. 175 (1897). cited in 1897, 167 U.S. 175. Original Sources, retrieved 6 May 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GSNDJIXN3A254T8.

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