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Stickney v. Kelsey, 209 U.S. 419 (1908)
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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.
Stickney v. Kelsey, 209 U.S. 419 (1908)
Stickney v. Kelsey No. 16 Submitted March 20, 1908 Decided April 6, 1908 209 U.S. 419
ERROR TO THE SURROGATES’ COURT IN AND FOR
THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK, STATE OF NEW YORK
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A ruling by the highest court of the state sustaining the method of proving the existence of a law of that state presents no federal question.
Where the language of the appellate court is ambiguous, if it may be taken as a declination to pass upon a question not necessary to the decision, this Court will not, in order to aid a technical and nonmeritorious defense, spell out a federal question, but it will resolve the ambiguity against the plaintiff in error who is bound, in order to give this Court jurisdiction, to clearly show that a federal right has been impaired.
Writ of error to review 185 N.Y. 107 dismissed.
The facts are stated in the opinion.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Stickney v. Kelsey, 209 U.S. 419 (1908) in 209 U.S. 419 Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UTSG5VNAX469HUX.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Stickney v. Kelsey, 209 U.S. 419 (1908), in 209 U.S. 419, Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UTSG5VNAX469HUX.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Stickney v. Kelsey, 209 U.S. 419 (1908). cited in 1908, 209 U.S. 419. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UTSG5VNAX469HUX.
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