Charles River Bridge Company
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Charles River Bridge Company was a private corporation chartered in the late 18th century to operate a toll bridge over the Charles River in Massachusetts and became central to a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case on corporate charters and public interest.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bridge company
ⓘ
private corporation ⓘ toll bridge operator ⓘ |
| approximateCharterPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| bridgeCrosses | Charles River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| caseAreaOfLaw |
constitutional law
ⓘ
contracts clause ⓘ public interest and corporate charters ⓘ |
| caseCourt | Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralToCase | Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| charteredBy |
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Massachusetts legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| charterPurpose | to construct and operate a toll bridge over the Charles River ⓘ |
| charterType | corporate charter ⓘ |
| competedWith | Warren Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| grantingAuthorityLevel | state government ⓘ |
| hasLegalIssue |
dispute over corporate charter interpretation
ⓘ
dispute over implied exclusive rights ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early example of conflict between private property rights and public interest in U.S. infrastructure ⓘ |
| impactOnLaw |
limited recognition of implied monopolies in state charters
ⓘ
strengthened principle that ambiguities in public grants are construed in favor of the public ⓘ |
| industry |
infrastructure
ⓘ
transportation ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalForm | corporation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston
Charlestown, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Massachusetts ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being at the center of a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision
ⓘ
controversy over monopoly-like privileges ⓘ influencing interpretation of corporate charters in the United States ⓘ |
| operated | Charles River Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInCentury |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| partyToCase | Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed | Greater Boston area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revenueSource | tolls ⓘ |
| servedRoute | Boston–Charlestown route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structureTypeOperated | wooden bridge ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
legal history scholarship
ⓘ
studies of American economic development ⓘ studies of public–private partnerships in infrastructure ⓘ |
| transportMode | road traffic ⓘ |
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