Gibbons v. Ogden, 22 US 1 (1824)
Plaintiff's Counsel (Gibbons)
William Wirt
Daniel Webster
Respondent's Counsel (Ogden)
Thomas Addis Emmet
Thomas J. Oakley
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Gibbons v. Ogden was argued before the US Supreme Court on February 5, 1924, and the Court released its decision on March 2, 1824. Gibbons established Congress had sole constitutional authority to regulate interstate commerce.Case Citation:Gibbons v. Ogden, 22 US 1 (1824)
Gibbons v. Ogden
Aaron Ogden sued Thomas Gibbons for operating a steamboat on a waterway in New York because Ogden held a monopoly license granted by the state to operate steamboats on that route, and he believed Gibbons was infringing on his exclusive rights. The case, Gibbons v. Ogden, ultimately led to a landmark Supreme Court decision affirming the federal government's authority to regulate interstate commerce.
The US Supreme Court made a decision in the case of Gibbons v. Ogden, (1824). See Related Questions, below, for a discussion of that decision.
The commerce clause
John Marshall was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court during the Gibbons vs Ogden Case. This landmark decision invoked that the power to regulate interstate trade was granted via the constitution.
Thomas Gibbons has written: 'The case of Gibbons against Ogden, heard and determined in the Supreme Court of the United States, February term, 1824' -- subject(s): Exclusive and concurrent legislative powers, Inland navigation, Interstate commerce, Steam navigation, Trials, litigation 'To the freemen of Chatham County' -- subject(s): Politics and government
Gibbons v. Ogden is the name of the case that resulted in the Supreme Court in a ruling that grants Congress board powers over interstate commerce.
Gibbons believed that Congress had exclusive power over interstate commerce, which is the reason for why he appealed to the Supreme Court after other courts issued an injunction restricting Gibbons' boat operations.