The State of Rhode Island v. the State of Massachusetts
Supreme Court of the United States
ON the 16th of March, 1832,’ the state-of Rhode Island, .by their solicitor, filed a bill against the state of Ma$Sachusetts,;for the settlement •of the. boundary between the two states; and moved for-a sübpeehá to be issued,, according to1 the practice of the Court, in similar cases; •.This motion was held under adv'sement until'the following term; and k. subpoena was awarded and issued bn the.2d of March, 1833. ' This.subp'oeija- was returned with service on the 30th…
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ON the 16th of March, 1832,’ the state-of Rhode Island, .by their solicitor, filed a bill against the state of Ma$Sachusetts,;for the settlement •of the. boundary between the two states; and moved for-a sübpeehá to be issued,, according to1 the practice of the Court, in similar cases; •.This motion was held under adv'sement until'the following term; and k. subpoena was awarded and issued bn the.2d of March, 1833. ' This.subp'oeija- was returned with service on the 30th July,'1833;, and on-the 18th January, 1834, the .appearance of Mp. Webster was entered' for the defendants;, and, on' his-…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Baluwin
At the January term óf this Court, Í 8 32, the-'plaintiff-filed: a bill ifi equity, presenting a case arising under the various .charters fro ri,-the crowd of-Engl and' to -the Plymouth Company, in 1621;t'o:MasSa-chusettsin, 1629; to.Rhode Island in 1663'; the'new charter.to Massáchusetts in 1691: together with sundry, intermediate Drocéédirigs of the councihof -Plymouth: the fesult-of which .was- to vest; in 'the colony. Of Massachusetts ánd. the king;,all the rights of propriety, and government previously .granted -to that company as a political corpa* ration.. The bill' also set out the…
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