''Wetmore v. Tennessee Copper Company'', 218 U.S. 369 (1910), was a
United States Supreme Court
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case involving jurisdiction over a suit involving a wealthy landowner from Rhode Island, U.S. Senator
George P. Wetmore
George Peabody Wetmore (August 2, 1846September 11, 1921) was an American politician who was the 37th Governor of, and a Senator from, Rhode Island.
Early life
George Peabody Wetmore was born in London, England, during a visit of his parent ...
, suing a New Jersey Corporation for emitting toxic fumes onto land he owned in Tennessee. The Court followed its precedent in ''
Ladew v. Tennessee Copper Company'', in asserting that jurisdiction was improper because neither party was a citizen in the jurisdiction of the Circuit court, but jurisdiction was proper over the foreign British corporation that was joined to the suit.
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