Shoshone Mining Co. v. Rutter, 177 U.S. 505 (1900) (No. 208)

Shoshone Mining Co. v. Rutter, 177 U.S. 505 (1900) (No. 208)

Author: Supreme Court of the United States

Year: 1900

Case name: Shoshone Mining Co. v. Rutter Opinion filed: 1900-04-30 Docket No.: 208 Citations: • 177 U.S. 505 • 20 S. Ct. 726 • 44 L. Ed. 864 • 1900 U.S. LEXIS 1820 Case holding summaries: • “[t]he question . . . is not one of the power of Congress, but of its intent” • “The suit must, in part at least, arise out of a controversy between the parties in regard to the operation and effect of the Constitution or laws [of the United States].” (emphasis added) • “these suits may sometimes so present questions arising under the Constitution or laws of the United States that the Federal courts will have jurisdiction” (emphasis added) • holding no federal question jurisdiction exists over suits authorized by federal statute to determine mining claims • assignment of federal mineral patent decided by state law • “[T]he mere fact that a suit is an adverse suit authorized by the statutes of Congress is not in and of itself sufficient to vest jurisdiction in the Federal courts.” • Federal question jurisdiction held not to exist when a claim arose under a federal statute that required disputes over the possession of certain lands to be "determined by 'local customs or rules of mines in the sever