Dartmouth College Case (1819)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Dartmouth_College_Case_(1819)
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:arguedBy gptkb:Daniel_Webster
gptkbp:category case about contract law
constitutional law case
landmark Supreme Court decision
gptkbp:citation 17 U.S. (4 Wheat.) 518
gptkbp:constitutionalClause Contract Clause
gptkbp:date 1819
gptkbp:heldBy The Contract Clause of the U.S. Constitution protects private corporate charters from state interference.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dartmouth College Case (1819)
gptkbp:impact Strengthened the protection of private corporations from state government control
gptkbp:involvedState gptkb:New_Hampshire
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy gptkb:John_Marshall
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Trustees_of_Dartmouth_College_v._Woodward
gptkbp:petitioner gptkb:Trustees_of_Dartmouth_College
gptkbp:predecessor corporate law in the United States
gptkbp:relatedOrganization gptkb:Dartmouth_College
gptkbp:response gptkb:William_H._Woodward
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dartmouth_College
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4