Calder v. Bull The Connecticut legislature, which also served as the state's highest appellate court, set aside a probate court decision that “disapproved” of a will bequeathing property . . .
Chisholm v. Georgia This case led to the first great decision by the Court. It also led to the first massive rejection of a decision of the Court. Georgia politicians denounced the result, as did lea . . .
Hylton v. United States This case was the first in which the Court considered the constitutionality of a federal statute. In 1794 Congress imposed a tax on all horse-drawn carriages in the United Sta . . .
Ware v. Hylton In 1783 the Peace of Paris, ending the Revolutionary War against Great Britain, promised that British creditors would be able to sue American debtors and that the creditors could deman . . .