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The legislature changed the school's corporate charter by transferring the control of trustee appointments to the governor. In an attempt to regain authority over the resources of Dartmouth College, the old trustees filed suit against William H. Woodward, who sided with the new appointees.
26 Ιαν 2019 · Case Summary of Trustees of Dartmouth v. Woodward: Dartmouth College received its charter from the British Crown before the American Revolution. After the Revolution, the State of New Hampshire altered the charter to take control over the college. The Trustees sued to maintain private control of the college.
Trustees of Dartmouth College v. Woodward, 17 U.S. (4 Wheat.) 518 (1819), was a landmark decision in United States corporate law from the United States Supreme Court dealing with the application of the Contracts Clause of the United States Constitution to private corporations.
What are the basic facts of Dartmouth College v. Woodward? What legal action did Dartmouth College take against Woodward, and why? What was the charter of Dartmouth College, and why was it significant to the case? Can you define what a charter is and its implications for a corporation?
28 Αυγ 2024 · In Dartmouth College v. Woodward, 17 U.S. 481 (1819), the Supreme Court ruled that the state of New Hampshire had violated the contract clause in its attempt to install a new board of trustees for Dartmouth College. This case also signaled the disestablishment of church and state in New Hampshire.
An act of the State Legislature of New Hampshire altering the charter without the consent of the corporation in a material respect, is an act impairing the obligation of the charter, and is unconstitutional and void. Under its charter, Dartmouth College was a private, and not a public, corporation.
The trustees brought an action against William Woodward (defendant), Dartmouth’s secretary and treasurer, to recover the corporate property. The trustees claimed that the Contract Clause of Article I of the United States Constitution protected the college from state impairment of its contractual obligations.
