The Dartmouth College Causes and the Supreme Court of the United States - Hardcover
Dartmouth College vs. Woodward (1816 1819) established significant precedents concerning state authority and the nature of private enterprise. Dartmouth College was incorporated under a royal charter in 1769 as a private corporation. In 1816 the New Hampshire Legislature attempted to transform the college into a state institution. Daniel Webster, representing the college trustees, convinced the Supreme Court that the royal charter was a contract that could not be invalidated by subsequent state legislation. The court concurred. Its decision initiated a significant constitutional limitation on state authority. It also helped to define corporations as relatively unregulated private economic entity that contributed to the public sphere through enlightened self-interest. Shirley offers a vivid account of the case, enriched by extensive quotation of primary archival sources. Originally published: Chicago: G.I. Jones, 1895. 469 pp. Reprint of the first edition.
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- PublisherLawbook Exchange Ltd
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 1584773375
- ISBN 13 9781584773375
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages476
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