Georgia v. Brailsford, 2 U.S. (2 Dall.) 402 (1792), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that "[a] State may sue in the Supreme Court to enjoin payment of a judgment in behalf of a British creditor taken on a debt, which was confiscated by the State, until it can be ascertained to whom the money belongs".The Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States. Supreme Court, West Publishing Company Published by West Pub. Co., 1888 Item notes: v. 8, pg.1376 The Constitution of the United States: With Notes of the Decisions of the Supreme Court Thereon, from the Organization of the Court Till October, 1900 By Edwin Eustace Bryant, United States Published by The Democrat Printing Company, 1901, pg. 230 James R. Perry, The Documentary History of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1789-1800, Volume 6, "Georgia v. Brailsford," p. 73. .
The case was the first United States Supreme Court case where a state appeared as a party. It includes an opinion from Thomas Johnson, who joined the court on November 7, 1791, and resigned after fourteen months.
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