Stone v. Mississippi

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1880-05-10

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Mu. Chief Justice 'Waite delivered the opinion of the court. It is now too late to contend that any contract which a State actually enters into when granting a charter to a private corporation is not within the protection of the clause in the Constitution of the United States that prohibits States from passing laws impairing the obligation of contracts. Art.…

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