WILLIAM PINKNEY WHYTE, ADMINISTRATOR DE BONIS NON OF JOHN GOODING, DECEASED, APPELLANT,
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ROBERT M. GIBBES AND CHARLES OLIVER, SURVIVING EXECUTORS OF ROBERT OLIVER, DECEASED; AND ROBERT M. GIBBES AND CHARLES OLIVER, SURVIVING EXECUTORS OF ROBERT OLIVER, DECEASED, APPELLANTS, V. WILLIAM PINKNEY WHYTE, ADMINISTRATOR DE BONIS NON OF JOHN GOODING, DECEASED
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In this appeal of a federal court proceeding involving estates, the Supreme Court addressed whether a Circuit Court retained jurisdiction over a revived suit after the original plaintiff died and was succeeded by a new administrator. The Court held that because no jurisdictional defect appeared on the face of the original bill and the defendants had appeared and defended the suit, the court retained jurisdiction over the bill of revivor as a continuation of the original action, regardless of the parties' residences at the time the revival occurred. The Court affirmed the lower court's decree, establishing that jurisdictional challenges based on party residency cannot be raised for the first time after an appellate mandate has already been issued directing the lower court to proceed.
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Mr. Justice NELSON delivered the opinion of the court.
This is an appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of Maryland.
The case-in principle is similar to the case of Williams v. The Executors of Robert Oliver, in which the opinion has just been delivered, with the exception of a question made upon a bill of revivor. The suit was originally brought by John Gooding, jun., administrator de bonis non of the estate of John Gooding, sen. After the determination of the cause by this court, reversing the decree below, and sending it back with directions to enter a decree for the complainant, and to take an account, the complainant died. Thereupon, Whyte, -the present complainant, was appointed administrator de bonis non, and filed a bill of revivor of the original suit, and presented a petition to the court, praying that, as the defendants were residents of the city of New York, the subpoena may b.e served upon the counsel of the défendants in the original suit, which was granted. The defendants appeared, and filed an answer to the bill of revivor under protest, and insisted that the court had not jurisdiction of the original, suit, as the complainant in that suit was a citizen and resident of Virginia, and the defendants ‘were residents of New York. ' There does not appear to have been any order of the court upon the question presented in this answer; but the'cause proceeded before the master, where it was pending at the time of filing the bill .of revivor and answer to the same.
' The point is now taken, that as it appears the defendants were citizens and residents in New York at the time of the fifing of the original bill, and also the bill of revivor, the court below had no jurisdiction in the case.
The answer to this objection is, that no want of jurisdiction appeared on the face of the original bill, and the-defendants appeared and defended the suit; and, as the bill of revivor is but a continuance of that suit, the residence of the parties at the time it was filed is altogether immaterial.
This question arose in the case of Clarke v. Matthewson et al., (12 Peters, 164,) and was decided in conformity with the rule above stated.
In respect to the other objection, that the court had not jurisdiction in the original suit, we may add, in addition to what we have said, it comes too late after the mandate has gone down to the court below. (3 How., 413.)
The decree of the court below affirmed.
Mr. Justice GRIER dissented.
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