Press Publishing Co. v. Monroe (original) (raw)

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1896 United States Supreme Court case

Press Publishing Co. v. Monroe
Supreme Court of the United States
Submitted October 19, 1896Decided November 9, 1896
Full case name Press Publishing Company v. Monroe
Citations 164 U.S. 105 (more)17 S. Ct. 40; 41 L. Ed. 367
Holding
Due to diversity jurisdiction, the circuit court's decision was valid. Dismissed because a Supreme Court petition must invoke the Constitution or the laws of the United States, and a common law copyright claim does neither.
Court membership
Chief Justice Melville Fuller Associate Justices Stephen J. Field · John M. HarlanHorace Gray · David J. BrewerHenry B. Brown · George Shiras Jr.Edward D. White · Rufus W. Peckham

Press Publishing Co. v. Monroe, 164 U.S. 105 (1896), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the circuit court's decision was valid due to the case's diversity jurisdiction. They dismissed the case because a Supreme Court petition must invoke the Constitution or the laws of the United States, and the common law copyright claim did neither.[1]

  1. ^ Press Publishing Co. v. Monroe, 164 U.S. 105 (1896).