Georgia v. Brailsford (1792)

Georgia v. Brailsford
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided August 11, 1792
Full case name	State of Georgia v. Brailsford
Citations	2 U.S. 402 (more) 2 Dall. 402; 1 L. Ed. 433
Subsequent history	Georgia v. Brailsford, 2 U.S. (2 Dall.) 415 (1793) Georgia v. Brailsford, 3 U.S. (3 Dall.) 1 (1794)
Holding
A state may sue in the Supreme Court.
Court membership
Chief Justice John Jay Associate Justices James Wilson · William Cushing John Blair · John Rutledge James Iredell

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 August 6, 1792 and resigned just 163 days later.

References

1. The Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States. Supreme Court, West Publishing Company Published by West Pub. Co., 1888 Item notes: v. 8, pg.1376
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, 1900 By Edwin Eustace Bryant, United States Published by The Democrat Printing Company, 1901, pg. 230
3. James R. Perry, The Documentary History of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1789-1800, Volume 6, "Georgia v. Brailsford," p. 73.
4. 2 U.S. 402 (1793)