The legislature changed the … Trustees of Dartmouth College v. Woodward Case Brief. Trustees of Dartmouth College, v. Woodward. 518 (1819), was a landmark United States Supreme Court case dealing with the application of the Contract Clause of the United States Constitution to private corporations. 518 (1819) Syllabus . Dartmouth College case, formally Trustees of Dartmouth College v.Woodward (4 Wheat. 1, s. 10, which W o o d w a r d F a c t s o f t h e c a s e In 1816, the New Hampshire legislature attempted to change Dartmouth College-- a privately funded institution--into a state university. for the Trustees of Dartmouth College T r u s t e e s o f D a r t m o u t h C o l l e g e v . 17 U.S. (4 Wheat.) Statement of the Facts: Dartmouth College was chartered before the American Revolution. Trustees of Dartmouth College v. Woodward Syllabus. 17 U.S. 4 Wheat. for the Trustees of Dartmouth College Trustees of Dartmouth College v. Woodward Facts of the case In 1816, the New Hampshire legislature attempted to change Dartmouth College-- a privately funded institution--into a state university. The charter granted by the British Crown to the trustees of Dartmouth College, in New Hampshire, in the year 1769, is a contract within the meaning of that clause of the Constitution of the United States, art. related portals: Supreme Court of the United States. The State of New Hampshire, in 1816, attempted to change Dartmouth College … After the Revolution, it remained a privately funded institution. 518 [1819]), U.S. Supreme Court case in which the court held that the charter of Dartmouth College granted in 1769 by King George III of England was a contract and, as such, could not be impaired by the New Hampshire legislature. sister projects: Wikipedia article, Wikidata item. United States Supreme Court .