Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge (1837)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:citation	36 U.S. (11 Pet.) 420
gptkbp:date	1837
gptkbp:defendant	gptkb:Warren_Bridge_Company
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy	gptkb:Smith_Thompson gptkb:Joseph_Story
gptkbp:heldBy	The Supreme Court ruled that the charter of the Charles River Bridge Company did not grant a monopoly and that the Massachusetts legislature could charter a competing bridge.
gptkbp:judge	gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:legalIssue	gptkb:Contract_Clause corporate charter rights
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy	gptkb:Roger_B._Taney
gptkbp:plaintiff	gptkb:Charles_River_Bridge_Company
gptkbp:predecessor	interpretation of the Contract Clause public interest in infrastructure
gptkbp:significance	Limited the interpretation of corporate charters and monopolies Promoted competition and public interest over private contracts
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Contracts_Clause
gptkbp:bfsLayer	9
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge (1837)