Matters v. Ryan, 249 U.S. 375 (1919)

Name: Matters v. Ryan, 249 U.S. 375 (1919) - Syllabus
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Matters v. Ryan

No. 141

Submitted January 16, 1919
Decided April 14, 1919
249 U.S. 375

APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS

Syllabus

The district court has no jurisdiction in habeas corpus to determine and award the custody of an infant at the suit of an alien against a citizen of the forum when the only substantial question is which of the parties is the mother. P. 377.

The claim that such a case arises under a law of the United States because the infant was imported by the respondent in violation of the immigration laws is frivolous. Id.

Quaere whether diversity of citizenship with an averment of pecuniary interest could confer jurisdiction on a federal court in habeas corpus. P. 378.

Reversed.

The case is stated in the opinion.

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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Matters v. Ryan, 249 U.S. 375 (1919) in 249 U.S. 375 249 U.S. 376. Original Sources, accessed May 7, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=YA6VBEA9TZTVT3L.

MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Matters v. Ryan, 249 U.S. 375 (1919), in 249 U.S. 375, page 249 U.S. 376. Original Sources. 7 May. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=YA6VBEA9TZTVT3L.

Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Matters v. Ryan, 249 U.S. 375 (1919). cited in 1919, 249 U.S. 375, pp.249 U.S. 376. Original Sources, retrieved 7 May 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=YA6VBEA9TZTVT3L.

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