Civil Procedure 2021

Resource 14 . 1 . 4

8 minutes

Liberty Mut. Ins. Co. v. Wetzel

I. Glenn Cohen

As you read Liberty Mutual, note the ways in which the Court treats federal appellate jurisdiction as a question that resembles or involves subject matter jurisdiction. Among other similarities, you may notice that: (1) courts may raise the issue sua sponte and (2) parties may not waive such jurisdictional requirements.

Supreme Court of the United States

424 U.S. 737, 47 L. Ed. 2d 435, 96 S. Ct. 1202, 1976 U.S. LEXIS 139, SCDB 1975-057

No. 74-1245

1976-03-23

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