...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...or in equity, where the matter in dispute exceeds, exclusive of costs, the sum of five hundred dollars, and the United States are plaintiffs, or petitioners...

...the 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...the matter in dispute exceeds five hundred dollars, exclusive of costs, and the United States are plaintiff's, or an alien is a party, and the suit is...

...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...

...courts original jurisdiction 1 It is enacted by the llth section of the judiciary act of Sept. 24, 1789, that the circuit courts shall have original cognizance...or in equity, where the matter in dispute exceeds, exclusive of costs, the sum or value of five hundred dollars, and the United States are plaintiffs...

...case, without reasonable notice to the adverse party. Act of March 2, 1793, see. 5. The circuit courts have original cognizance, concurrent with the courts...the matter in dispute exceeds five hundred dollars exclusive of costs, and tlie United States are plaintiffs, or an alien is a party, and the suit is...

...of that court sits also as District Judge of that District. The Circuit Courts of the United States have original cognizance, concurrent with the courts...or in equity, where the matter in dispute exceeds, exclusive of costs, the sum or value of 500 dollars, and the United States are plaintiffs or petitioners,...

...of that court sits also as District Judge of that District. The Circuit Courts of the United States have original cognizance, concurrent with the courts...or in equity, where the matter in dispute exceeds, exclusive of costs, the sum or value of 500 dollars, and the United States are plaintiffs or petitioners,...

...courts are vested with equity jurisdiction in certain cases. The judiciary act of 1789, s. 11, gives original cognizance, concurrent with the courts of...or in equity, where the matter in dispute exceeds, exclusive of costs, the sum or value of five hundred dollars, between certain parties therein mentioned....