End date 1792 | ||
Full case name State of Georgia v. Brailsford Citations 2 U.S. 402 (more)
2 Dall. 402; 1 L. Ed. 433 Subsequent history Georgia v. Brailsford, 2 U.S. (2 Dall.) 415 (1793)
Georgia v. Brailsford, 3 U.S. (3 Dall.) 1 (1794) | ||
Georgia v. Brailsford, 2 U.S. (2 Dall.) 402 (1792), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that "[a] State may sue in the Supreme Court to enjoin payment of a judgment in behalf of a British creditor taken on a debt, which was confiscated by the State, until it can be ascertained to whom the money belongs"
The case was the first United States Supreme Court case where a state appeared as a party. It includes an opinion from Thomas Johnson, who joined the court on August 6, 1792 and resigned just 163 days later.
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