Hollingsworth v. Virginia
Supreme Court of the United States
THE decifion of the Court, in the cafe of Cbijbobn, £x’or. ' verfus Georgia, (2 Dali. Rep. 419) produced apropofi- ' verfus Georgia, (2 Dali.
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THE decifion of the Court, in the cafe of Cbijbobn, £x’or. ' verfus Georgia, (2 Dali. Rep. 419) produced apropofi- ' verfus Georgia, (2 Dali. Rep. 419) produced apropofition in Congrefs, for amending the Conftitution of the United States,'according to the following terms : “ The Judicial power of the Ünited States ihall notbecon-ftrued to extend to any fuit in lav/ and equity, commenced cr profecuted againft one of the United States,Ty citizens “ of another ftatc,-or by citizens or fubje&s of any foreign “ ftate.” The proportion being now adopted by the ' conftitutional number of .States, fee…
1Opinion of the Court
The Court,
on.the day fucceeding the argument, delivered an unnanimous opinion, that the amendment being confti-tutionaliy adopted, Aere cotild not be exercifed any jurifdiction, in any cafe, paft or future, in which a Rate was fued by the citizens of another Rate, or by citizens, or fubje£ls, of any foreign fíate.
2Cited by1 opinion
- Hollingsworth v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1798