Supreme Court of the United States March 22, 1875, 199 (Railway Co. v. Ramsey)

The CHIEF JUSTICE

delivered the opinion of the court.

In cases where the jurisdiction of the courts of the United States depends upon the character of the parties, as it no doubt does in this, the facts upon which it rests must, of course, somewhere appear in the record. They need not necessarily, however, be averred in the pleadings.