United States v. Rock Island Bridge Company
GPTKB entity
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:The_Rock_Island_Bridge_Case
|
| gptkbp:counsel |
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
|
| gptkbp:date |
1857
|
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Circuit_Court_for_the_District_of_Iowa
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
United States v. Rock Island Bridge Company
|
| gptkbp:involvedIn |
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Rock_Island_Bridge_Company |
| gptkbp:legalIssue |
interstate commerce
federal authority over navigable waters |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Mississippi_River
gptkb:Rock_Island,_Illinois |
| gptkbp:predecessor |
future cases on federal regulation of commerce
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:steamboat_Effie_Afton
|
| gptkbp:result |
Bridge declared not a public nuisance
|
| gptkbp:significance |
First major legal test of railroad bridge construction over navigable rivers
|
| gptkbp:subject |
gptkb:infrastructure
commerce clause |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Rock_Island_Bridge
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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