Florida v. Georgia (1855)

Florida v. Georgia
Florida v. Georgia
	Supreme Court of the United States
Argued January 8–9, 1855; Decided March 6, 1855
Full case name	The State of Florida, Complainant v. The State of Georgia
Citations	58 U.S. 478 (more) 17 How. 478; 15 L. Ed. 181; 1854 U.S. LEXIS 538
Holding
	The boundary between the State of Florida and the State of Georgia runs along "McNeil's line" according to the survey conducted on behalf of the U.S. government.
Court membership
	Chief Justice Roger B. Taney Associate Justices John McLean · James M. Wayne; John Catron · Peter V. Daniel; Samuel Nelson · Robert C. Grier; Benjamin R. Curtis · John A. Campbell
Case opinions
Majority	Taney, joined by Wayne, Catron, Nelson, Grier
Dissent	Curtis, joined by McLean
Dissent	Campbell, joined by Daniel
Laws applied
	28 U.S.C. § 1251; Art. I, Art, X U.S. Constitution

Florida v. Georgia, 58 U.S. (17 How.) 478 (1854), was a United States Supreme Court case invoking the Court's original jurisdiction to determine boundary disputes between states. In this case the boundary dispute was between the State of Florida and the State of Georgia.

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