Rhode Island v. Massachusetts | |
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Decided February 21, 1838 | |
Full case name | The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Complainants v. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Defendant |
Citations | 37 U.S. 657 ( more) |
Holding | |
Supreme Court has original jurisdiction over a suit by one state against another over their shared border | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Baldwin, joined by Thompson, McLean, Wayne, Catron, McKinley |
Concurrence | Barbour |
Dissent | Taney |
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.
Rhode Island v. Massachusetts | |
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Decided February 21, 1838 | |
Full case name | The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Complainants v. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Defendant |
Citations | 37 U.S. 657 ( more) |
Holding | |
Supreme Court has original jurisdiction over a suit by one state against another over their shared border | |
Court membership | |
| |
Case opinions | |
Majority | Baldwin, joined by Thompson, McLean, Wayne, Catron, McKinley |
Concurrence | Barbour |
Dissent | Taney |
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.