...the states." Circuit Courts. — The circuit courts of the United States have original cognisance, concurrent with the courts of the several states,...civil nature, at common law, or in equity, where the matter in dispute exceeds, exclusive of costs, the sum or value of 500 dollars, and the United States...

...the states." Circuit Courts. — The circuit courts of the United States have original cognisance, concurrent with the courts of the several states,...civil nature, at common law, or in equity, where the matter in dispute exceeds, exclusive of costs, the sum or value of 5(K> dollars, and tin- United States...

...c. 71. It has no original jurisdiction in admiralty cases. Bee's R. 11; 1 Mason, 431. These Courts " have original cognizance, concurrent with the Courts...civil nature, at common law, or in equity, where the matter in dispute exceeds, exclusive of costs, the sum of five hundred dollars, and the United States...

...only of a judge of the Supreme Court." *These circuit courts, thus organized, are vested *302 with original cognizance, concurrent with the courts of...civil nature, at common law or in equity, where the matter in dispute exceeds five hundred dollars, exclusive of costs, and the United States are plaintiffs,...

...Court, Hardin, 610, n. ; Commw. v. Commissioners of Lancaster, 6 Binney, 5 ;) but the latter court has original cognizance concurrent with the courts of...civil nature, at common law or in equity, where the matter in dispute exceeds $500 and the United States are plaintiffs or petitioners ; or an alien is...

...statute ; and the llth section of the judiciary act of September 24, 1789, invests it with power to take original cognizance concurrent with the courts of...civil nature, at common law or in equity, where the matter in dispute exceeds the sum or value of $500, &c., and the suit is between a citizen of the State...

...parties. By the 1lth section of the judiciary act (1 LUS, p. 78, Lit. and Bred.) it is provided that the Circuit Courts shall have original cognizance...the several states, of all suits of a civil nature at common law, and in equity, where the matters in dispute exceeds, exclusive of costs, the sunr^or...

...and where the district judge shall be absent, or is interested, one may sit alone. The circuit courts have original cognizance, concurrent with the courts of the several states, of all suits where the matter of dispute exceeds 500 dollars, and the United States are plaintiffs, or an alien...

...only of a judge of the Supreme Court.a *302 *These circuit courts, thus organized, are vested with original cognizance, concurrent with the courts of...civil nature, at common law or in equity, where the matter in dispute exceeds five hundred dollars, exclusive of costs, and the United States are plaintiff's,...

...Alabama of the 24th December, 1812, and its judgment was affirmed by this court. Sears v. Eastbnrn. have original cognizance, concurrent with the courts...the several States, of all suits of a civil nature at common law and in equity," Sec. Common law in this act must be taken in contradistinction to equity...