Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-102
§1354 Land Grants From Different States
Title 28 › PART IV — JURISDICTION AND VENUE › CHAPTER 85 — DISTRICT COURTS; JURISDICTION › § 1354
Summary
Gives district courts the power to be the first to hear lawsuits where people from the same state claim land because different states gave them grants.
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Title 28, §1354
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The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of actions between citizens of the same state claiming lands under grants from different states.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 41(1) (Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 24, par. 1, 36 Stat. 1091; May 14, 1934, ch. 283, § 1, 48 Stat. 775; Aug. 21, 1937, ch. 726, § 1, 50 Stat. 738; Apr. 20, 1940, ch. 117, 54 Stat. 143). Other provisions of section 41(1) of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., are incorporated in section 1331, 1332, 1341, 1342, 1345, and 1359 of this title. Changes were made in phraseology.
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28 U.S.C. § 1354
Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102