Supreme Court Cases - Gibbons vs. Ogden

The Gibbons v. Ogden case was also known as the "steamboat case" in 1824. It occurred when New York tried to grant a private concern on a monopoly of waterborne commerce between New York and New Jersey. Chief Court Justice John Marshall reminded them that the Constitution stated that Congress alone controlled interstate commerce. This case was a turning point for the expansion of federal power to address the national problems. Aaron Ogden competed with Thomas Gibbons in running their steamboat business. …