New York v. Connecticut | |
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Original jurisdiction Decided August 9, 1799 | |
Full case name | The State of New-York v. The State of Connecticut, et al. |
Citations | 4 U.S. 1 (more) |
Claim | New York moved to enjoin ejectment proceedings pending in a U.S. Circuit Court involving land over which New York and Connecticut claimed jurisdiction. |
Case history | |
Procedural | Injunction denied, 4 U.S. 1 (1799) (Ellsworth, C.J.) |
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The State of New York was not a party to the ejectment action and had no interest at stake since the Circuit Court lacked the power to determine its claim of rights over the disputed lands. Injunction denied. | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Ellsworth, joined by Paterson, Chase, Washington |
Cushing and Iredell took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. |
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New York v. Connecticut, 4 U.S. (4 Dall.) 1 (1799), was a lawsuit heard by the Supreme Court of the United States between the State of New York against the State of Connecticut in 1799 that arose from a land dispute between private parties. The case was the first case in which the Supreme Court exercised its original jurisdiction under Article III of the United States Constitution to hear controversies between two states.