28 USC 1354 – Land grants from different states
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The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of actions between citizens of the same state claiming lands under grants from different states.
Terms Used In 28 USC 1354
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- State: means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States. See 1 USC 7