· 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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