http://www.oyez.org/cases/1792-1850/1793/ U.S. Supreme Court Cases, presented by The Oyez Project (www.oyez.org) en-us <p>In 1777, the Executive Council of Georgia authorized the purchase of needed supplies from a South Carolina businessman. After receiving the supplies, Georgia did not deliver payments as promised. After the merchant's death, the executor of his estate, Alexander Chisholm, took the case to court in an attempt to collect from the state. Georgia maintained that it was a sovereign state not subject to the authority of the federal courts.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1792-1850/1793/1793_0/