Legal Opinion

State of Rhode Island v. State of Massachusetts

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided January 28, 1837PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

36 U.S. 226

11 Pet. 226

9 L.Ed. 697

State of RHODE ISLAND

v.

State of MASSACHUSETTS.

January Term, 1837

1

Mr. Green, the Attorney-General of the state of Rhode Island, moved the court for a continuance of this cause. He stated, that at the session of the general assembly of Rhode Island, in January 1836, a resolution was passed, associating Mr. Hazard with the attorney-general of the state, as counsel in the cause. Mr. Hazard had since been attacked with a disease, which was supposed to be temporary in its character; and until within a few days, confident expectations of his recovery, and that he…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Rhode Island v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1837

3Cited by12 opinions

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  2. Virginia v. West VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
  3. Myers & Axtell v. TriceSupreme Court of Virginia · 1890
  4. Smith v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1931
  5. Allen v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1851

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