Supreme Tribe of Ben-Hur v. Cauble

Supreme Tribe of Ben-Hur v. Cauble
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 7, 1921
Full case name	Supreme Tribe of Ben-Hur v. Cauble
Citations	255 U.S. 356 ( more )
Holding
For the purpose of determining diversity jurisdiction for a class action, only the class representative must be diverse from all of the defendants.
Court membership
Chief Justice Edward D. White Associate Justices Joseph McKenna  · Oliver W. Holmes Jr. William R. Day  · Willis Van Devanter Mahlon Pitney  · James C. McReynolds Louis Brandeis  · John H. Clarke
Case opinion
Majority	Day, joined by unanimous

Supreme Tribe of Ben-Hur v. Cauble, 255 U.S. 356(1921), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that, for the purpose of determining diversity jurisdiction for a class action, only the class representative must be diverse from all of the defendants. ^{[1] [2]}

Later developments

In 1973, the Supreme Court declined to follow Ben-Hur with the other component of diversity jurisdiction. Per Zahn v. International Paper Co. , the default rule is that each class member must independently establish the necessary amount in controversy. The Supreme Court established exceptions to that involving supplemental jurisdiction in 2005 with Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Allapattah Services, Inc. . ^[2]

References

1. Supreme Tribe of Ben-Hur v. Cauble, 255 U.S. 356 (1921).
2. Richard D. Freer, A Short and Happy Guide to Civil Procedure 173-74 (2nd ed. 2019).

External links

• Text of Supreme Tribe of Ben-Hur v. Cauble, 255 U.S. 356(1921) is available from: Cornell Findlaw Justia

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