United States v. The Rock Island Bridge Company
GPTKB entity
Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
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| gptkbp:Abraham_LincolnRole |
defense attorney
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:The_Rock_Island_Bridge_Case
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| gptkbp:bridgeInQuestion |
gptkb:Rock_Island_Bridge
|
| gptkbp:date |
1857
|
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
United States District Court for the District of Iowa
|
| gptkbp:defendant |
The Rock Island Bridge Company
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
United States v. The Rock Island Bridge Company
|
| gptkbp:legalIssue |
federal vs. state authority
obstruction of navigation |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Mississippi_River
gptkb:Rock_Island,_Illinois |
| gptkbp:notableFor |
first railroad bridge across the Mississippi River
legal precedent for balancing navigation and commerce |
| gptkbp:plaintiff |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:predecessor |
future infrastructure cases
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
|
| gptkbp:result |
bridge allowed to remain
|
| gptkbp:subject |
federal authority over interstate commerce
navigability of rivers |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:The_Rock_Island_Bridge_Case
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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