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MYERS V. SWANN, 107 U. S. 546 (1883)
107 U. S. 546U.S. Supreme Court
Myers v. Swann, 107 U.S. 546 (1883)
Myers v. Swann
Decided April 23, 1883
107 U.S. 546
Syllabus
The circuit court cannot take jurisdiction of a suit removed from a state court under the third subdivision of sec. 639 of the Revised Statutes on account of "prejudice or local influence" unless all the necessary parties on one side of the suit are citizens of different states from those on the other.