Worcester v. Georgia - Decision, Significance, John Ross, Further Readings
land court cherokee appellant
Appellant
Samuel A. Worcester
Appellee
State of Georgia
Appellant's Claim
That the state of Georgia had no right to prosecute Worcester for illegally living on Cherokee land because the state of Georgia had no right of sovereignty over Cherokee land.
Justices for the Court
Gabriel Duvall, William Johnson, John Marshall (writing for the Court), John McLean, Joseph Story, Smith Thompson
Justices Dissenting
Henry Baldwin
Place
Washington, D.C.
Date of Decision
3 March 1832
Related Cases
- McCullough v. Massachusetts, 17 U.S. 316 (1819).
- Cohens v. Virginia, 19 U.S. 264 (1821).
- Gibbons v. Ogden, 22 U.S. 1 (1924).
Sources
Coleman, Kenneth, and Charles Stephen Gurr, eds. Dictionary of Georgia Biography. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1983.
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