right to sue
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Definitions from Case Law
From 207 U.S. 142 - Chambers v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad · 1907Most cited · 539 citing opinions
The right to sue and defend in the courts is the alternative of force. In an organized society it is the right conservative of all other rights, and lies at the foundation of orderly government. It is one of the highest and most essential privileges of citizenship, and must be allowed by each state to the citizens of all other states to the precise extent that it is allowed to its own citizens.