Georgia v. Brailsford (1792) explained

Litigants:	Georgia v. Brailsford
Argueyear:	1792
Decidedate:	August 11
Decideyear:	1792
Fullname:	State of Georgia v. Brailsford
Usvol:	2
Uspage:	402
Parallelcitations:	2 Dall. 402; 1 L. Ed. 433
Subsequent:	Georgia v. Brailsford, Georgia v. Brailsford,
Holding:	A state may sue in the Supreme Court.

Georgia v. Brailsford, 2 U.S. (2 Dall.) 402 (1792), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that "[a] State may sue in the Supreme Court to enjoin payment of a judgment in behalf of a British creditor taken on a debt, which was confiscated by the State, until it can be ascertained to whom the money belongs".^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

The case was the first United States Supreme Court case where a state appeared as a party. It includes an opinion from Thomas Johnson, who joined the court on November 7, 1791, and resigned after fourteen months.

Notes and References

1. The Supreme Court Reporterby Robert Desty, United States. Supreme Court, West Publishing CompanyPublished by West Pub. Co., 1888Item notes: v. 8, pg.1376 https://books.google.com/books?id=n-8GAAAAYAAJ
2. The Constitution of the United States: With Notes of the Decisions of the Supreme Court Thereon, from the Organization of the Court Till October, 1900By Edwin Eustace Bryant, United StatesPublished by The Democrat Printing Company, 1901, pg. 230 https://books.google.com/books?id=G2wLAAAAYAAJ
3. James R. Perry, The Documentary History of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1789-1800, Volume 6, "Georgia v. Brailsford," p. 73. https://books.google.com/books?id=S8osR71f7-0C
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