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Legal Citation: 10 U.S. 87 (1810)

Appellant
Robert Fletcher

Appellee
John Peck

Appellant's Claim
Peck had purchased some land from the state of Georgia, which he later sold to Fletcher. Subsequently, the Georgia state legislature rescinded the original sale to Peck. Fletcher's claim was that he had bought the land in good faith and that Peck was guilty of breach of contract.

Chief Lawyers for Appellant
Luther Martin

Chief Lawyer for Appellee
John Quincy Adams, Robert Goodloe Harper, Joseph Story

Justices for the Court
Samuel Chase, William Cushing, William Johnson, Henry Brockholst Livingston, John Marshall (writing for the Court), Thomas Todd, Bushrod Washington

Justices Dissenting
None

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
16 March 1810

Decision
That...