Georgia v. Brailsford (1794)

For other rulings in this case, see Georgia v. Brailsford (disambiguation).

Georgia v. Brailsford
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued February 4–7, 1794
Decided February 7, 1794
Full case nameState of Georgia v. Samuel Brailsford & others
Citations3 U.S. 1 (more)
3 Dall. 1; 1 L. Ed. 483; 1794 U.S. LEXIS 102
Holding
Sequestration of debts by states during the American Revolution did not permanently vest those debts in the states.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Jay
Associate Justices
James Wilson · William Cushing
John Blair Jr. · James Iredell
William Paterson
Case opinion
MajorityJay, joined by unanimous

Georgia v. Brailsford, 3 U.S. (3 Dall.) 1 (1794), was an early United States Supreme Court case holding that debts sequestered but not declared forfeit by states during the American Revolution could be recovered by bondholders.[1] It is the only reported jury trial in the history of the Supreme Court.[2]

  1. ^ Georgia v. Brailsford, 3 U.S. (3 Dall.) 1 (1794).
  2. ^ Shelfer, Lochlan F. (October 2013). "Special Juries in the Supreme Court". Yale Law Journal. 123 (1): 208–252. Archived from the original on June 30, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2018.