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HOOE V. JAMIESON, 166 U. S. 395 (1897)
166 U. S. 395U.S. Supreme Court
Hooe v. Jamieson, 166 U.S. 395 (1897)
Hooe v. Jamieson
No. 374
Submitted March 1, 1897
Decided April 5, 1897
166 U.S. 395
Syllabus
A citizen of the District of Columbia cannot maintain an action against a citizen of Wisconsin, on the ground of diverse citizenship, in a Circuit Court of the United States in that state even though a competent person be joined with him as co-plaintiff.
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