The case of ZADIG et al.
v.
BALDWIN was decided by the U.S.
Supreme Court on April 19, 1897, in a 9-0 ruling, demonstrating the importance of constitutional interpretation in U.S.
law.
The case involved the interpretation of section 26 of article 4 of the constitution of the state of California, which states that contracts for the sale of shares of a corporation's stock on margin or to be delivered at a future day are void.
The plaintiff based her right to recover on this section, which states that contracts for the sale of shares of a corporation's stock on margin or to be delivered at a future day are void.