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ANDERSON v. WATT

No. 138.

138 U.S. 694 (1891)

11 S.Ct. 449

34 L.Ed. 1078

ANDERSON, v. WATT.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 2, 1891.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. J. Hubley Ashton, for appellants.

Mr. James Lowndes for appellees.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.

Under the act of March 3, 1875, determining the jurisdiction of Circuit Courts of the United States (18 Stat. 470, 472) the objection to the jurisdiction upon a denial of the averment of citizenship is not confined to a plea in abatement or a demurrer, but may be taken in the answer, and the time at which it may be raised is not restricted...

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