Rhode Island v. Massachusetts
Appearance
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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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 by one state against another over their shared border. The case involved a boundary dispute between Massachusetts and Rhode Island dating back to colonial times. Daniel Webster was involved in the case representing Massachusetts.
External links
- 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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- United States Supreme Court cases
- United States Supreme Court cases of the Taney Court
- United States Supreme Court original jurisdiction cases
- Property law in the United States
- 1838 in United States case law
- Internal territorial disputes of the United States
- Legal history of Massachusetts
- Borders of Massachusetts
- Legal history of Rhode Island
- Borders of Rhode Island
- 1838 in Massachusetts
- 1838 in Rhode Island