1. John Marshall
... power to pass a law effecting a contract. The question layed upon Marshall was if a charter was actually a contract and if the Constitution protected this private charter. The Supreme court decided that the charter of a private corporation was in fact a contract protected by the Constitution. The decision proved that the Constitution restricted all state legislatures the power to change a private agreement. Marshall increased the ... set a precedent for the protection of private property whic greatly affected the face of the economy. Investors and private buisnessmen could now be ensure...
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