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CAPRON
v. VAN NOORDEN
Supreme Court of the United States, 1804.
6 U.S. (2 Cranch) 126, 2 L.Ed. 229.
Facts:
Capron (P) sues Van Noorden (D) for “trespass on the case”
(negligence). P lost case and then appealed on the grounds
that the case should not have been allowed to go to federal court
since there wasn’t a federal issue or diversity of
citizenship.
Issue:
Will the federal courts throw out a case on appeal for lack of
subject matter jurisdiction?
Rule:
In the Federal Courts a case will be thrown out for lack of
subject matter jurisdiction even if it has already made it to the
appellate stage by the time the problem is discovered.
Application:
Because P’s case lacked the proper subject matter
jurisdiction for Federal Court, the case was thrown out.
Conclusion:
The Supreme Court overturned the verdict in favor of D.
This doesn’t mean that D won, simply that the trial never
occurred.
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