Gibbons V. Ogden, Law, and Society in the Early Republic.
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- computer
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- 9780821443330
- Gibbons, Thomas,-1757-1826-Trials, litigation, etc
- Ogden, Aaron,-1756-1839-Trials, litigation, etc
- Fulton, Robert,-1765-1815-Trials, litigation, etc
- Interstate commerce-Law and legislation-United States-History-19th century
- Inland navigation-Law and legislation-United States-History-19th century
- Steamboats-Law and legislation-Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.)-History-19th century
- 343.730815
- KF228.G528 -- C69 2009eb
Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Steam Power and Patent Law Development in the Eighteenth Century -- 2 Origins of the Fulton-Livingston Monopoly -- 3 Corporate Negotiations -- 4 Defending the Monopoly -- 5 Interstate Competition -- 6 Personal Rivalries and Lawsuits -- 7 The Road to the U.S. Supreme Court -- 8 Strategies and Deliberations -- 9 The Gibbons Decision and Popular Reaction -- 10 The Decline of the New York Steamboat Monopoly -- Conclusion Gibbons v. Ogden as Historical Precedent -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Gibbons v. Ogden, Law, and Society in the Early Republic examines a landmark decision in American jurisprudence, the first Supreme Court case to deal with the thorny legal issue of interstate commerce.Decided.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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