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Martin v. Lankford, 245 U.S. 547 (1918)
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Martin v. Lankford, 245 U.S. 547 (1918)
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Martin v. Lankford No. 97 Submitted December 18, 1917 Decided January 28, 1918 245 U.S. 547
ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA
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This action was similar to Johnson v. Lankford, ante,541. Here, however, plaintiff sought damages measured by the excess of his claims as depositor over his liability as a stockholder of the bank, and there was not diverse citizenship. Held, (1) that the action was not against the state but against the defendant Bank Commissioner personally (and his surety) because of his alleged tortious conduct in violating the state law, and (2) that allegations to the effect that, by the Commissioner’s wrongful administration of the state law, plaintiff’s privileges and immunities were abridged and his property taken without due process, in violation of the Constitution, were to be taken as in emphasis of the Commissioner’s wrongdoing, not as an independent ground of recovery, and, in the absence of diverse citizenship, the district court lacked jurisdiction.,
Affirmed.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Martin v. Lankford, 245 U.S. 547 (1918) in 245 U.S. 547 245 U.S. 548. Original Sources, accessed May 7, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=YCUUJW9IQ5CLB8R.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Martin v. Lankford, 245 U.S. 547 (1918), in 245 U.S. 547, page 245 U.S. 548. Original Sources. 7 May. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=YCUUJW9IQ5CLB8R.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Martin v. Lankford, 245 U.S. 547 (1918). cited in 1918, 245 U.S. 547, pp.245 U.S. 548. Original Sources, retrieved 7 May 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=YCUUJW9IQ5CLB8R.
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