Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
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| gptkbp:citation |
gptkb:17_U.S._(4_Wheat.)_122
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:date |
1819
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| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
|
| gptkbp:defendant |
gptkb:Crowninshield
|
| gptkbp:heldBy |
A state bankruptcy law that discharges debt is unconstitutional as applied to contracts made before its passage.
States may pass bankruptcy laws, provided they do not conflict with federal law or the Constitution. |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Sturges v. Crowninshield
|
| gptkbp:legalSubject |
Contract Clause
Bankruptcy law |
| gptkbp:opinionBy |
gptkb:John_Marshall
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| gptkbp:plaintiff |
gptkb:Sturges
|
| gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:Ogden_v._Saunders
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Article_I,_Section_10,_United_States_Constitution
gptkb:Contract_Clause_of_the_United_States_Constitution |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Contract_Clause_of_the_United_States_Constitution
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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