Rhode Island v. Massachusetts

Rhode Island v. Massachusetts
Rhode Island v. Massachusetts
	Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 21, 1838
Full case name	The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Complainants v. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Defendant
Citations	37 U.S. 657 (more) 12 Pet. 657; 9 L. Ed. 1233; 1838 U.S. LEXIS 372
Holding
	Supreme Court has original jurisdiction over a suit by one state against another over their shared border
Court membership
	Chief Justice Roger B. Taney Associate Justices Joseph Story · Smith Thompson; John McLean · Henry Baldwin; James M. Wayne · Philip P. Barbour; John Catron · John McKinley
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Dissent	Taney
	Story took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

Rhode Island v. Massachusetts, 37 U.S. (12 Pet.) 657 (1838), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court asserted its original jurisdiction over a suit in equity by one state against another over their shared border. The case involved a boundary dispute between Massachusetts and Rhode Island dating back to colonial times. Daniel Webster was involved in the case representing Massachusetts.

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Text of Rhode Island v. Massachusetts, 37 U.S. (12 Pet.) 657 (1838) is available from: Findlaw Justia Library of Congress OpenJurist

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