http://www.oyez.org/cases/1792-1850/1824/ U.S. Supreme Court Cases, presented by The Oyez Project (www.oyez.org) en-us <p>A New York state law gave two individuals the exclusive right to operate steamboats on waters within state jurisdiction. Laws like this one were duplicated elsewhere which led to friction as some states would require foreign (out-of-state) boats to pay substantial fees for navigation privileges. In this case a steamboat owner who did business between New York and New Jersey challenged the monopoly that New York had granted, which forced him to obtain a special operating permit from the state to navigate on its waters.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1792-1850/1824/1824_0/ <p>The state of Ohio levied taxes on each branch of the United States Bank in Ohio. Although the Court ruled in McCulloch v. Maryland that such taxes were unconstitutional, Ohio persisted in its enforcement of the tax. Defying a circuit court injunction, Ralph Osborn, the Ohio State Auditor, forcibly seized funds from the Bank. The circuit court then ordered Osborn and his colleagues to repay the amount seized.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1792-1850/1824/1824_2/