Bingham v. Cabot (1798)

Bingham v. Cabot
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued February 13, 1798 Decided February 14, 1798
Full case name	Bingham v. Cabot
Citations	3 U.S. 382 (more) 3 Dall. 382; 1 L. Ed. 646
Holding
In diversity suits in federal courts, a party must allege appropriate citizenship and not simply residence.
Court membership
Chief Justice Oliver Ellsworth Associate Justices James Wilson · William Cushing James Iredell · William Paterson Samuel Chase

Bingham v. Cabot, 3 U.S. (3 Dall.) 382 (1798), was a United States Supreme Court case involving the Cabot family, a wealthy Yankee shipping family from New England. It was the second such case following the 1795 Bingham v. Cabot case. 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.

See also

• Bingham v. Cabot (1795)

External links

• Text of Bingham v. Cabot, 3 U.S. (3 Dall.) 382 (1798) is available from: Justia  Library of Congress