Chisholm v. Georgia, 2 U.S. 419 (1793)
Book HistoryThe Court in a 4–1 decision ruled in favor of Alexander Chisholm, executor of an estate of a citizen of South Carolina, holding that Article III, Section 2 grants federal courts jurisdiction in cases between a state and a citizen of another state wherein the state is the defendant.
Author: United States Supreme Court
Publisher: United States Supreme Court
Published on: 02/19/1793
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Book HistoryThe Court in a 4–1 decision ruled in favor of Alexander Chisholm, executor of an estate of a citizen of South Carolina, holding that Article III, Section 2 grants federal courts jurisdiction in cases between a state and a citizen of another state wherein the state is the defendant.
Author: United States Supreme Court
Publisher: United States Supreme Court
Published on: 02/19/1793
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