Controversy
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 219 U.S. 346 - David Muskrat v. · 1911Most cited · 1,474 citing opinions
By cases and controversies are intended the claims of litigants brought before the courts for determination by such regular proceedings as are established by law or custom for the protection or enforcement of rights, or the prevention, redress, or punishment of wrongs.
How often courts cite the cases defining “Controversy”
Court decisions citing the 2 opinions that defined “Controversy” — 1,808 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining cases as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.
All 2 definitions, chronological · 1908–1911
- ORIGINAL
Where there is a justiciable claim of some right made by a citizen of one state against citizen of another state, involving an amount equal to the amount named in the statute, which claim is not satisfied by the party against whom it is made, there is a controversy, or dispute, between the parties, within the meaning of the statute. It is not necessary that the defendant should controvert or dispute the claim. It is sufficient that he does not satisfy it.
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