1896 United States Supreme Court case
Press Pub. Co. v. Monroe | |
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Submitted October 19, 1896 Decided November 9, 1896 | |
Full case name | Press Publishing Company v. Monroe |
Citations | 164 U.S. 105 (more) 17 S. Ct. 40; 41 L. Ed. 367 |
Holding | |
Due to diversity jurisdiction, the circuit court's decision was valid. Dismissed because a Supreme Court petition must invoke the Constitution or the laws of the United States, and a common law copyright claim does neither. | |
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Press Pub. Co. v. Monroe, 164 U.S. 105 (1896), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the circuit court's decision was valid due to the case's diversity jurisdiction. They dismissed the case because a Supreme Court petition must invoke the Constitution or the laws of the United States, and the common law copyright claim did neither.[1]
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[edit]- Text of Press Pub. Co. v. Monroe, 164 U.S. 105 (1896) is available from: Cornell CourtListener Findlaw Justia Library of Congress