Georgia v. Brailsford | |
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Decided August 11, 1792 | |
Full case name | State of Georgia v. Brailsford |
Citations | 2 U.S. 402 (more) |
Case history | |
Subsequent | Georgia v. Brailsford, 2 U.S. (2 Dall.) 415 (1793) Georgia v. Brailsford, 3 U.S. (3 Dall.) 1 (1794) |
Holding | |
A state may sue in the Supreme Court. | |
Court membership | |
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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".[1][2][3][4]
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 November 7, 1791, and resigned after fourteen months.