Bingham v. Cabot (1798)
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Bingham v. Cabot 3 U.S. 382 (Dall.) (1798) is the second United States Supreme Court case involving the Cabot family
, a wealthy Yankee shipping family from New England. 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
.
Cabot family
The Cabot family was part of the Boston Brahmin, also known as the "first families of Boston."-Family origin:The Boston Brahmin Cabot family descended from John Cabot , who immigrated from his birthplace to Salem, Massachusetts in 1700...
, a wealthy Yankee shipping family from New England. In the case the court held that in diversity suits in federal courts, a party must allege appropriate citizenship
Citizenship
Citizenship is the state of being a citizen of a particular social, political, national, or human resource community. Citizenship status, under social contract theory, carries with it both rights and responsibilities...
and not simply residence, otherwise it may be stricken from the docket
Docket
Docket may refer to:*Docket , the official schedule of proceedings in lawsuits pending in a court of law. Term also includes a case identification number and reference point and case history for all case work involving a particular case....
.