Dartmouth College v. Woodward

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United States Supreme Court case constitutional law case contract law case landmark case

Dartmouth College v. Woodward is an 1819 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the protection of corporate charters as contracts under the Constitution, limiting states’ power to alter them.

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Dartmouth College case	1
Trustees of Dartmouth College v. Woodward	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Supreme Court case ⓘ constitutional law case ⓘ contract law case ⓘ landmark case ⓘ
aroseInState	New Hampshire ⓘ
hasChiefJustice	John Marshall ⓘ
hasCitation	17 U.S. 518 ⓘ 4 Wheat. 518 ⓘ
hasConcurringJustice	Bushrod Washington ⓘ Gabriel Duvall ⓘ Joseph Story ⓘ
hasConstitutionalProvision	Contract Clause ⓘ
hasConstitutionalText	Article I, Section 10 of the United States Constitution ⓘ surface form: Article I, Section 10, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution
hasCounsel	Daniel Webster ⓘ William Wirt ⓘ
hasCountry	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
hasCourt	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
hasDecisionDate	1819-02-02 ⓘ
hasDecisionYear	1819 ⓘ
hasDissentingJustice	Brockholst Livingston ⓘ Thomas Todd ⓘ William Johnson ⓘ
hasEra	Marshall Court ⓘ
hasFullName	Dartmouth College v. Woodward self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Trustees of Dartmouth College v. Woodward
hasHistoricalSignificance	contributed to the development of American corporate law ⓘ limited state power over private economic arrangements ⓘ strengthened protection of private corporations from state control ⓘ
hasLegalIssue	scope of the Contract Clause ⓘ whether a state can alter or revoke a private corporate charter ⓘ
hasMajorityAuthor	John Marshall ⓘ
hasOutcome	judgment for Dartmouth College ⓘ
hasPetitioner	Dartmouth College NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasReargumentDate	1818-03-10 ⓘ 1818-03-12 ⓘ 1818-03-20 ⓘ 1818-03-21 ⓘ
hasRespondent	William H. Woodward NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasShortName	Dartmouth College v. Woodward self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Dartmouth College case
hasSubjectArea	constitutional law ⓘ contract law ⓘ corporate law ⓘ
hasVote	5–1 ⓘ
held	a private corporate charter is protected from unilateral state interference ⓘ corporate charters are contracts under the Contract Clause ⓘ states may not impair the obligation of contracts by altering corporate charters ⓘ
involvesEntity	Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College ⓘ Dartmouth College NERFINISHED ⓘ New Hampshire ⓘ surface form: State of New Hampshire

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