The Thomas Jefferson

The Thomas Jefferson
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 18, 1825
Full case nameThe Steam-Boat Thomas Jefferson
Citations23 U.S. 428 (more)
10 Wheat. 428
Holding
Admiralty jurisdiction did not extend to navigable rivers within the United States.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Marshall
Associate Justices
Bushrod Washington · William Johnson
Thomas Todd · Gabriel Duvall
Joseph Story · Smith Thompson
Case opinion
MajorityStory, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
Judiciary Act of 1789
Overruled by
The Genesee Chief

The Thomas Jefferson, 23 U.S. (10 Wheat.) 428 (1825), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that admiralty jurisdiction did not extend to navigable rivers within the United States. The court strictly construed language in the Judiciary Act of 1789 to conclude that Congress did not intend to change the extent of admiralty jurisdiction.[1][2] The court upheld this doctrine in The Orleans (1837) but overruled it in The Genesee Chief (1851),[3] saying admiralty jurisdiction had always extended to navigable rivers.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ The Steam-Boat Thomas Jefferson, 23 U.S. 428 (1825).
  2. ↑ Lieberman, Jethro K. (1999). "Admiralty and Maritime Jurisdiction". A Practical Companion to the Constitution. p. 32.
  3. ↑ Grey, John Chipman (1921). The Nature and Sources of the Law (2nd ed.). Beacon Press (1963). p. 242.
  4. ↑ The Genesee Chief, 53 U.S. 443 (1851)
  5. ↑ Starger, Colin. "The Dialectic of Stare Decisis Doctrine." Precedent in the United States Supreme Court. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2013. 19-45.
  6. ↑ Wilf, Steven (January 1, 2021). "Joseph Story's Republics in a Minor Key: Dark Times and the Astonishing Relevance of Kent Newmyer". Connecticut Law Review.
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