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A landmark Supreme Court case that upheld the contract clause of the Constitution and protected the private charter of Dartmouth College from state interference. The case involved the dispute between the college trustees and the New Hampshire legislature over the control of the school and its property.
A landmark case in which the Supreme Court ruled that the Contract Clause protects private contracts from state interference. The Court held that Dartmouth College's charter was a valid contract between private parties, not a political relation between the government and its citizens.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the charter of Dartmouth College, granted by the British Crown in 1769, was a contract protected by the Constitution and could not be altered by the state of New Hampshire. The case established the principle that the Contract Clause applied to private as well as public corporations.
1 janv. 2009 · The Supreme Court ruled in 1819 that New Hampshire had violated the contract clause by trying to convert Dartmouth College into a public university. The case also established the principle that states could not control private entities and signaled the disestablishment of church and state in New Hampshire.
Dartmouth College case, U.S. Supreme Court case in which the court held that the charter of Dartmouth College granted in 1769 by King George III of England was a contract and, as such, could not be impaired by the New Hampshire legislature.
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Learn how Dartmouth College resisted the state's attempt to take over the institution and won a landmark case in 1819. Read Daniel Webster's famous speech in front of the Supreme Court and the historic ruling by Chief Justice John Marshall.
In a 5-to-1 decision, the Court concluded that the Contract Clause applies to private as well as public corporations. The Court held that the College's corporate charter qualified as a contract between private parties, with which the legislature could not interfere.
