Bingham v. Cabot, 3 U.S. (3 Dall.) 382 (1798), was a United States Supreme Court case involving the Cabot family, a wealthy Yankee shipping family from New England. It was the second such case following the 1795 Bingham v. Cabot case. In the case the Court held that in diversity suits in federal courts, a party must allege appropriate citizenship and not simply residence, otherwise it may be stricken from the docket.[1]
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Argued February 13, 1798 Decided February 14, 1798 | |
Full case name | Bingham v. Cabot |
Citations | 3 U.S. 382 (more) |
Holding | |
In diversity suits in federal courts, a party must allege appropriate citizenship and not simply residence. | |
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