Trustees of Dartmouth College v. William H. Woodward

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Trustees_of_Dartmouth_College_v._William_H._Woodward

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Dartmouth_College_v._Woodward
gptkbp:arguedDate	March 10, 1818
gptkbp:category	United States Supreme Court cases of the Marshall Court United States constitutional case law 1819 in United States case law
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:constitution	gptkb:Article_I,_Section_10,_U.S._Constitution
gptkbp:date	1819 February 2, 1819
gptkbp:decidedBy	gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:defendant	gptkb:William_H._Woodward
gptkbp:defenseAttorney	gptkb:Levi_Woodbury gptkb:William_Wirt gptkb:Jeremiah_Mason
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy	nan
gptkbp:heldBy	The charter of Dartmouth College was a contract and could not be impaired by the New Hampshire legislature.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Trustees of Dartmouth College v. William H. Woodward
gptkbp:impact	Protected private corporations from state government interference Strengthened the Contract Clause of the U.S. Constitution
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy	gptkb:John_Marshall
gptkbp:originatedIn	gptkb:New_Hampshire
gptkbp:plaintiff	gptkb:Daniel_Webster gptkb:Trustees_of_Dartmouth_College
gptkbp:predecessor	corporate law in the United States interpretation of the Contract Clause
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Dartmouth_College gptkb:New_Hampshire_legislature
gptkbp:subject	Contract Clause corporate charters private corporation rights
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Trustees_of_Dartmouth_College_v._Woodward
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6