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Quotation from Fletcher v. Peck by Supreme Court of the United States
“It would be indecent, in the extreme, upon a private contract, between two individuals, to enter into an inquiry respecting the corruption of the sovereign power of a state.”
Fletcher v. Peck, Opinion of the Court (Marshall, C.J.), on the count alleging bribery (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute))
Marshall explains why the Court will not decide, in this suit, whether the 1795 legislature was corrupted.
Citation: "It would be indecent, in the extreme, upon a private contract, between two individuals, to enter into an inquiry respecting the corruption of the sovereign power of a state." — Supreme Court of the United States, Fletcher v. Peck, Opinion of the Court (Marshall, C.J.), on the count alleging bribery (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute)). (id fletcher-v-peck-q4)
Portrait: John Marshall by Henry Inman, 1832, Henry Inman, Public domain.
