Proprietors of the Charles River Bridge v. the Proprietors of the Warren Bridge
Significance, Two Bridges In Boston, Taney's Defense Of "happiness And Well Being"
Appellant
The proprietors of the Charles River Bridge
Appellee
The proprietors of the Warren Bridge
Appellant's Claim
That it held an exclusive charter to operate a toll bridge, and the state of Massachusetts violated the Contract Clause of the Constitution by granting a charter to another bridge company.
Chief Lawyers for Appellant
Warren Dutton, Daniel Webster
Chief Lawyers for Appellee
Simon Greenleaf, John Davis
Justices for the Court
Henry Baldwin, Philip Pendleton Barbour, Roger Brooke Taney (writing for the Court), James Moore Wayne
Justices Dissenting
John McLean, Joseph Story, Smith Thomson (John Catron and John McKinley not yet appointed)
Place
Washington, D.C.
Date of Decision
12 February 1837
Decision
Denied appellant's claim.
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