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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
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gptkbp:arguedDate
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January 18–23, 1837
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gptkbp:date
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1837
February 14, 1837
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gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy
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gptkb:Smith_Thompson
gptkb:Joseph_Story
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gptkbp:heldBy
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The charter of the Charles River Bridge Company did not grant an exclusive right to the bridge, and the state could authorize construction of the Warren Bridge.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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41 U.S. (16 Pet.) 539
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gptkbp:judge
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gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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gptkbp:legalSubject
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Contract Clause
corporate charters
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Massachusetts
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gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy
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gptkb:Roger_B._Taney
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gptkbp:officialName
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gptkb:Charles_River_Bridge_v._Warren_Bridge
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gptkbp:party
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gptkb:Charles_River_Bridge_Company
gptkb:Warren_Bridge_Company
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gptkbp:Peters_Reports_citation
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16 Pet. 539
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gptkbp:predecessor
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interpretation of corporate charters
public interest vs. private contract rights
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gptkbp:U.S._Reports_citation
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41 U.S. 539
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gptkbp:volume
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41
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Prigg_v._Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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