New York Vs Connecticut Case Study

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New York V Connecticut New York V Connecticut, 4 U.S 1 (1799) was a lawsuit heard by the s\Supreme Court of the United States between the Sate of New York against the State of Connecticut in 1799 that arose from a land dispute between private parties. However, it was the first case in which the Supreme Court exercised its original jurisdiction under Article III of the United States constitution to hear controversies between two States. The Connecticut Gore ‘region was a strip of land on New York’s western border with Pennsylvania. Connecticut claimed jurisdiction over the land and granted it to Jeremiah Halsey and Andrew Ward in exchange for their construction of the State house in Harford. After the State of New York granted certain parcels within the Connecticut Gore to other individuals, the successors in tile to Halsey and Ward filed an action for ejectment in the United States Circuit Court for district of Connecticut. The defendants argued that they were residents of New York and that the land was actually in steuben country, New York only State or federal courts in New York could accordingly exercise jurisdiction over the action. The plaintiffs claimed that the lands were instead in Connecticut. …show more content…
As part of the bill New York submitted an agreement between the States, on November 28, 1683, that purported to recognize New York’s rights to the land. Because the bill of equity was filed; while the Connecticut General assembly was out of session, the State never actually participated in the case. However, attorneys for the private land claimants argued the reasonable notice was not given for the injunction to be granted, and that regardless, New York lacked an interest in the proceedings to merit a