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PENNSYLVANIA v. QUICKSILVER COMPANY

77 U.S. 553 (1870)

10 Wall. 553

PENNSYLVANIA v. QUICKSILVER COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. M.H. Carpenter, on behalf of the Quicksilver Company, defendant in the case.

Mr. F. Carroll Brewster, in support of the jurisdiction.

Mr. Justice NELSON delivered the opinion of the court.

By the second section of the third article of the Constitution it is ordained that the judicial power shall extend "to all controversies between a State and the citizens of another State." The second clause of this section provides "that in all cases affecting ambassadors, &c., and those in which a State shall be a party, the Supreme Court shall have original jurisdiction...

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