Akers v. Akers

Supreme Court of the United States
Akers v. Akers, 117 U.S. 197 (1886)
6 S. Ct. 669; 29 L. Ed. 888; 1886 U.S. LEXIS 1824

Akers v. Akers

Opinion

Me. Chief Justiob Waite

delivered the opinion of the court.

The order remanding this cause is affirmed on the authority of Gibson v. Bruce, 108 U. S. 561, it being admitted that both the plaintiff and the defendant were citizens of Tennessee at the time the suit was brought. Affirmed.

Reference

Full Case Name
AKERS, Executor v. AKERS
Cited By
17 cases
Status
Published
Syllabus
A suit cannot be removed-from a State court under the act oí March 3, 1875, unless the requisite citizenship for removal existed when the suit was begun, as well as when the application for removal was made.