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Rhode Island v. Massachusetts
Decided February 21, 1838
Full case nameThe State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Complainants v. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Defendant
Citations37 U.S. 657 ( more)
12 Pet. 657; 9 L. Ed. 1233; 1838 U.S. LEXIS 372
Holding
Supreme Court has original jurisdiction over a suit by one state against another over their shared border
Court membership
Chief Justice
Roger B. Taney
Associate Justices
Joseph Story · Smith Thompson
John McLean · Henry Baldwin
James M. Wayne · Philip P. Barbour
John Catron · John McKinley
Case opinions
MajorityBaldwin, joined by Thompson, McLean, Wayne, Catron, McKinley
ConcurrenceBarbour
DissentTaney
Story took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

Rhode Island v. Massachusetts, 37 U.S. (12 Pet.) 657 (1838), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court asserted its original jurisdiction over a suit in equity, a boundary dispute between Massachusetts and Rhode Island dating to colonial times.

James I had granted the original charter in November 1621. [1] The dispute, which had lasted over 200 years, was over Narragansett Bay. [2] [1] To settle the dispute, Rhode Island moved for a subpoena on 16 March, 1832. [3] Daniel Webster represented Massachusetts.

References

  1. ^ a b "Rhode Island v. Massachusetts, 37 U.S. 657 (1838)". Justia Law. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  2. ^ https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-supreme-court/37/657.html
  3. ^ Ullman, Edward (1939). "The Eastern Rhode Island-Massachusetts Boundary Zone". Geographical Review. 29 (2): 291–302. doi: 10.2307/209948. ISSN  0016-7428.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rhode Island v. Massachusetts
Decided February 21, 1838
Full case nameThe State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Complainants v. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Defendant
Citations37 U.S. 657 ( more)
12 Pet. 657; 9 L. Ed. 1233; 1838 U.S. LEXIS 372
Holding
Supreme Court has original jurisdiction over a suit by one state against another over their shared border
Court membership
Chief Justice
Roger B. Taney
Associate Justices
Joseph Story · Smith Thompson
John McLean · Henry Baldwin
James M. Wayne · Philip P. Barbour
John Catron · John McKinley
Case opinions
MajorityBaldwin, joined by Thompson, McLean, Wayne, Catron, McKinley
ConcurrenceBarbour
DissentTaney
Story took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

Rhode Island v. Massachusetts, 37 U.S. (12 Pet.) 657 (1838), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court asserted its original jurisdiction over a suit in equity, a boundary dispute between Massachusetts and Rhode Island dating to colonial times.

James I had granted the original charter in November 1621. [1] The dispute, which had lasted over 200 years, was over Narragansett Bay. [2] [1] To settle the dispute, Rhode Island moved for a subpoena on 16 March, 1832. [3] Daniel Webster represented Massachusetts.

References

  1. ^ a b "Rhode Island v. Massachusetts, 37 U.S. 657 (1838)". Justia Law. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  2. ^ https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-supreme-court/37/657.html
  3. ^ Ullman, Edward (1939). "The Eastern Rhode Island-Massachusetts Boundary Zone". Geographical Review. 29 (2): 291–302. doi: 10.2307/209948. ISSN  0016-7428.

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