Rhode Island v. Massachusetts
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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 | |
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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.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Rhode Island v. Massachusetts, 37 U.S. 657 (1838)". Justia Law. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ^ https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-supreme-court/37/657.html
- ^ Ullman, Edward (1939). "The Eastern Rhode Island-Massachusetts Boundary Zone". Geographical Review. 29 (2): 291–302. doi:10.2307/209948. ISSN 0016-7428.
External links
[edit]- Text of Rhode Island v. Massachusetts, 37 U.S. (12 Pet.) 657 (1838) is available from: Findlaw Justia Library of Congress OpenJurist
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