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Dartmouth College v. Woodward case
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Dartmouth_College_v._Woodward_case
GPTKB entity
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Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:arguedDate
March 10, 1818
March 11, 1818
March 12, 1818
March 13, 1818
March 15, 1819
gptkbp:citation
gptkb:17_U.S._(4_Wheat.)_518_(1819)
gptkbp:concurringOpinionBy
gptkb:William_Johnson
gptkb:Bushrod_Washington
gptkb:Joseph_Story
gptkb:Gabriel_Duvall
gptkb:Henry_Brockholst_Livingston
gptkbp:counselForDefendant
gptkb:Levi_Woodbury
gptkb:William_Wirt
gptkbp:counselForPlaintiff
gptkb:Daniel_Webster
gptkbp:date
1819
gptkbp:decidedBy
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:defendant
gptkb:William_H._Woodward
gptkbp:fullName
gptkb:Trustees_of_Dartmouth_College_v._Woodward
gptkbp:heldBy
The charter of a private corporation is a contract which cannot be impaired by state legislation.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Dartmouth College v. Woodward case
gptkbp:influenced
gptkb:American_contract_law
business law in the United States
gptkbp:legalSubject
corporate law
Contract Clause
private corporation
gptkbp:location
gptkb:New_Hampshire
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy
gptkb:John_Marshall
gptkbp:plaintiff
gptkb:Trustees_of_Dartmouth_College
gptkbp:predecessor
corporate personhood in the United States
gptkbp:relatedOrganization
gptkb:Dartmouth_College
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:John_Wheelock
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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