Opinion in The Genesee Chief v. Fitzhugh (1851)
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The Opinion in The Genesee Chief v. Fitzhugh (1851) is a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that expanded federal admiralty jurisdiction to include the Great Lakes and other inland navigable waters.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Genesee Chief v. Fitzhugh | 2 |
| Opinion in The Genesee Chief v. Fitzhugh (1851) canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Opinion in The Genesee Chief v. Fitzhugh (1851) Context triple: [Samuel Nelson, notableWork, Opinion in The Genesee Chief v. Fitzhugh (1851)]
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Chisholm v. Georgia
Chisholm v. Georgia was a 1793 U.S. Supreme Court case that held a state could be sued in federal court by a citizen of another state, a ruling that led directly to the adoption of the Eleventh Amendment limiting such suits.
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Cohens v. Virginia
Cohens v. Virginia is an 1821 U.S. Supreme Court case that affirmed the Court’s authority to review state criminal proceedings involving federal law, strengthening federal judicial power over the states.
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Supreme Court decision in Chisholm v. Georgia
The Supreme Court decision in Chisholm v. Georgia (1793) was an early and controversial ruling that allowed a citizen of one state to sue another state in federal court, prompting the swift adoption of the Eleventh Amendment to limit such suits.
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Morgan v. Virginia
Morgan v. Virginia was a 1946 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down state laws mandating racial segregation on interstate buses, laying important groundwork for later civil rights actions.
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E.
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia was an 1831 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the Cherokee Nation was a "domestic dependent nation" lacking standing to sue as a foreign nation, a ruling that shaped federal Indian law and the context of Indian Removal.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Opinion in The Genesee Chief v. Fitzhugh (1851) Target entity description: The Opinion in The Genesee Chief v. Fitzhugh (1851) is a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that expanded federal admiralty jurisdiction to include the Great Lakes and other inland navigable waters.
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A.
Chisholm v. Georgia
Chisholm v. Georgia was a 1793 U.S. Supreme Court case that held a state could be sued in federal court by a citizen of another state, a ruling that led directly to the adoption of the Eleventh Amendment limiting such suits.
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B.
Cohens v. Virginia
Cohens v. Virginia is an 1821 U.S. Supreme Court case that affirmed the Court’s authority to review state criminal proceedings involving federal law, strengthening federal judicial power over the states.
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C.
Supreme Court decision in Chisholm v. Georgia
The Supreme Court decision in Chisholm v. Georgia (1793) was an early and controversial ruling that allowed a citizen of one state to sue another state in federal court, prompting the swift adoption of the Eleventh Amendment to limit such suits.
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D.
Morgan v. Virginia
Morgan v. Virginia was a 1946 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down state laws mandating racial segregation on interstate buses, laying important groundwork for later civil rights actions.
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E.
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia was an 1831 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the Cherokee Nation was a "domestic dependent nation" lacking standing to sue as a foreign nation, a ruling that shaped federal Indian law and the context of Indian Removal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court decision
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judicial opinion ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
collisions and maritime incidents on the Great Lakes
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maritime contracts and torts on inland navigable waters ⓘ |
| author |
Roger B. Taney
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linked to:
Roger Brooke Taney
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| branchOfGovernment | judicial branch of the United States government ⓘ |
| caseName | The Genesee Chief v. Fitzhugh ⓘ |
| changedRuleFrom | tide-based limitation on admiralty jurisdiction ⓘ |
| changedRuleTo | navigability-based test for admiralty jurisdiction ⓘ |
| chiefJusticeAtTime |
Roger B. Taney
ⓘ
linked to:
Roger Brooke Taney
|
| citation | 53 U.S. (12 How.) 443 ⓘ |
| citationStyle | United States Reports ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Article III of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1851 ⓘ |
| decisionType | majority opinion ⓘ |
| expandedTo |
Great Lakes
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inland navigable waters of the United States ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | navigable waters within the territorial limits of the United States ⓘ |
| historicalContext | mid-19th century expansion of inland waterborne commerce in the United States ⓘ |
| holding |
federal admiralty jurisdiction extends to navigable waters within the United States that are not subject to the ebb and flow of the tide
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the constitutional grant of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction is not limited to tidewaters ⓘ |
| impact |
broadened federal court jurisdiction over maritime cases on inland waters
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established that navigability, not tides, determines admiralty jurisdiction in the United States ⓘ |
| influencedBy | growth of shipping and commerce on the Great Lakes ⓘ |
| issue | scope of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction in the United States ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal admiralty jurisdiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
admiralty law
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federal jurisdiction ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| overruledPrecedent | The Thomas Jefferson (1825) ⓘ |
| pageInUSReports | 443 ⓘ |
| party |
Fitzhugh
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The Genesee Chief ⓘ |
| precedentFor | later cases defining the scope of admiralty jurisdiction on inland waters ⓘ |
| relatedBodyOfWater | Great Lakes ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
federal courts
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maritime commerce ⓘ navigable waters ⓘ |
| reporterAbbreviation | How. ⓘ |
| significance |
considered a landmark decision in American admiralty law
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rejected the English tidewater test for admiralty jurisdiction ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | collision between vessels on the Great Lakes ⓘ |
| volumeInUSReports | 53 ⓘ |
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