RHODE ISLAND v. MASSACHUSETTS


40 U.S. 233 (____)

15 Pet. 233

THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS, COMPLAINANTS, v. THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The demurrer was argued by Mr. Austin, and Mr. Webster, for the state of Massachusetts; and by Mr. Randolph, and Mr. Whipple, for the state of Rhode Island and Providence plantations.

Mr. Austin, for the respondents, in support of the demurrer.


Mr. Chief Justice TANEY delivered the opinion of the Court.

The attention of the Court has on several occasions been drawn to this case by the important questions which have arisen in different stages of the proceedings. At the last term, it came before us upon a plea in bar to the complainant's bill, which upon the motion of the complainant had been set down for argument.

This part of the case is reported in 14 Peters...

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