Rhode Island v. Massachusetts

Rhode Island v. Massachusetts

Decided February 21, 1838
Full case name The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Complainants v. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Defendant
Citations

37 U.S. 657 (more)

9 L. Ed. 1233; 1838 U.S. LEXIS 372
Holding
Supreme Court has original jurisdiction over a suit by one state against another over their shared border
Court membership
Chief Justice
Roger B. Taney
Associate Justices
Joseph Story · Smith Thompson
John McLean · Henry Baldwin
James M. Wayne · Philip P. Barbour
John Catron · John McKinley
Case opinions
Dissent Taney
Story took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

Rhode Island v. Massachusetts, 37 U.S. 657 (1838), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court asserted its original jurisdiction over a suit in equity by one state against another over their shared border. The case involved a boundary dispute between Massachusetts and Rhode Island dating back to colonial times. Daniel Webster was involved in the case representing Massachusetts.

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