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· 3/12/1819

Boyd's Lessee v. Graves

Citations

  • 17 U.S. 513
  • 4 L. Ed. 628
  • 4 Wheat. 513
  • 1819 U.S. LEXIS 329

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • discussing \eleemosynary\ corporations, including those \created for the promotion of religion\
  • purpose of exhaustion requirement is to give officials “time and 18 opportunity to address complaints internally before allowing the initiation of a federal case”
  • explaining history of term “corporation”
  • explaining history of term \corporation\
  • applying Contract Clause to corporations
  • Contracts Clause applies to corporations

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Judges: Duvall

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