concurrent jurisdiction
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Case Law, Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
Definitions from Case Law
From 368 U.S. 502 - Charles Dowd Box Co. v. Courtney · 1962Most cited · 1,704 citing opinions
Concurrent jurisdiction has been a common phenomenon in our judicial history, and exclusive federal court jurisdiction over cases arising under federal law has been the exception rather than the rule.
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
That which is possessed over the same parties or subject matter at the same time by two or more separate tribunals. 120 111. 81. That jurisdiction exercised by different courts at the same time over the same subject matter and within the same territory, and wherein litigants may, in the first instance, resort to either court indifferently. 141 111. 498.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
The jurisdiction of several different tribunals, both authorized to deal with the same subject-matter at the choice of the suitor. State v. Sinnott, 89 Me. 41, 35 Ath 1007; Rogers v. Bonnett, 2 OkL 553, 37 Pac. 1078; Hercules Iron Works v. Railroad Co., 141 111. 491, 30 N. E. 1050.
Defined under Jurisdiction in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
The jurisdiction of several different tribunals, both authorized to deal with the same subject-matter at the choice of the suitor.