Fletcher v. Peck
Fletcher v. Peck, 10 U.S. (6 Cranch) 87 (1810), was a landmark United States Supreme Court decision in which the Supreme Court first ruled a state law unconstitutional. The decision created a growing precedent for the sanctity of legal contracts and hinted that Native Americans did not hold complete title to their own lands (an idea fully realized in Johnson v. McIntosh).
| Fletcher v. Peck | |
|---|---|
Supreme Court of the United States | |
| Argued February 15, 1810 Decided March 16, 1810 | |
| Full case name | Robert Fletcher v. John Peck |
| Citations | 10 U.S. 87 (more) 6 Cranch 87; 3 L. Ed. 162; 1810 U.S. LEXIS 322; |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Demurrer overruled, D. Mass |
| Subsequent | None |
| Holding | |
| The Contracts Clause of the U.S. Constitution prohibited Georgia from voiding contracts for the transfer of land, even though they were secured through illegal bribery. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts affirmed. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Marshall, joined by Cushing, Chase, Washington, Livingston, Todd |
| Concur/dissent | Johnson |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. art. I, § 10, cl. 1 | |
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