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N.H. v. LOUISIANA

108 U.S. 76 (1883)

NEW HAMPSHIRE v. LOUISIANA and Others. NEW YORK v. LOUISIANA and Others.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 5th, 1883.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Wheeler H. Peckham for the State of New Hampshire.

Mr. Leslie W. Russell, Attorney-General of New York, Mr. David Dudley Field, and Mr. William A. Duer, for the State of New York. —

Mr. J.C. Egan, Attorney-General of Louisiana, and Mr. John A. Campbell for the State of Louisiana.

Mr. Peckham and Mr. Field replied.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE delivered the opinion of the court. After stating the case he continued:

The first question we have to settle is whether, upon the facts shown, these suits can be maintained in this court.

Art. III., sec. 2, of the Constitution provides that the judicial power of the United States shall extend to "controversies between two or more States," and "between...

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