· 5/27/1852
State of Penn. v. THE WHEELING &C. BRIDGE CO.
Citations
- 54 U.S. 518
- 14 L. Ed. 249
- 13 How. 518
- 1851 U.S. LEXIS 876
How courts have described this case
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- holding that construction of the Wheeling Bridge impeded commerce in violation of the Commerce Clause
- holding that construction of the Wheeling Bridge impeded commerce in violation of the Commerce Clause
- explaining that a private “injury makes [a public nui- sance] a private nuisance to the injured party”
- alleging interference with navigation on Ohio River by low bridge as constituting public nuisance
- “This compact, by the sanction of Congress, has become a law of the Union.”
- en adelante State of Pennsylvania v. Wheeling and Belmont Bridge Co. I
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Judges: McLean
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