List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 124

This is a list of cases reported in volume 124 of United States Reports, decided by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1888.

Supreme Court of the United States
Map
38°53′26″N 77°00′16″W / 38.89056°N 77.00444°W / 38.89056; -77.00444
EstablishedMarch 4, 1789; 235 years ago (1789-03-04)
LocationWashington, D.C.
Coordinates38°53′26″N 77°00′16″W / 38.89056°N 77.00444°W / 38.89056; -77.00444
Composition methodPresidential nomination with Senate confirmation
Authorized byConstitution of the United States, Art. III, § 1
Judge term lengthlife tenure, subject to impeachment and removal
Number of positions9 (by statute)
Websitesupremecourt.gov

Justices of the Supreme Court at the time of volume 124 U.S. edit

The Supreme Court is established by Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution of the United States, which says: "The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court . . .". The size of the Court is not specified; the Constitution leaves it to Congress to set the number of justices. Under the Judiciary Act of 1789 Congress originally fixed the number of justices at six (one chief justice and five associate justices).[1] Since 1789 Congress has varied the size of the Court from six to seven, nine, ten, and back to nine justices (always including one chief justice).

When the cases in volume 124 U.S. were decided the Court comprised the following nine members:

Portrait Justice Office Home State Succeeded Date confirmed by the Senate
(Vote)
Tenure on Supreme Court
  Morrison Waite Chief Justice Ohio Salmon P. Chase January 21, 1874
(63–0)
March 4, 1874

March 23, 1888
(Died)
  Samuel Freeman Miller Associate Justice Iowa Peter Vivian Daniel July 16, 1862
(Acclamation)
July 21, 1862

October 13, 1890
(Died)
  Stephen Johnson Field Associate Justice California newly-created seat March 10, 1863
(Acclamation)
May 10, 1863

December 1, 1897
(Retired)
  Joseph P. Bradley Associate Justice New Jersey newly-created seat March 21, 1870
(46–9)
March 23, 1870

January 22, 1892
(Died)
  John Marshall Harlan Associate Justice Kentucky David Davis November 29, 1877
(Acclamation)
December 10, 1877

October 14, 1911
(Died)
  Stanley Matthews Associate Justice Ohio Noah Haynes Swayne May 12, 1881
(24–23)
May 17, 1881

March 22, 1889
(Died)
  Horace Gray Associate Justice Massachusetts Nathan Clifford December 20, 1881
(51–5)
January 9, 1882

September 15, 1902
(Died)
  Samuel Blatchford Associate Justice New York Ward Hunt March 22, 1882
(Acclamation)
April 3, 1882

July 7, 1893
(Died)
  Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar Associate Justice Mississippi William Burnham Woods January 16, 1888
(32–28)
January 18, 1888

January 23, 1893
(Died)

Citation style edit

Under the Judiciary Act of 1789 the federal court structure at the time comprised District Courts, which had general trial jurisdiction; Circuit Courts, which had mixed trial and appellate (from the US District Courts) jurisdiction; and the United States Supreme Court, which had appellate jurisdiction over the federal District and Circuit courts—and for certain issues over state courts. The Supreme Court also had limited original jurisdiction (i.e., in which cases could be filed directly with the Supreme Court without first having been heard by a lower federal or state court). There were one or more federal District Courts and/or Circuit Courts in each state, territory, or other geographical region.

Bluebook citation style is used for case names, citations, and jurisdictions.

List of cases in volume 124 U.S. edit

Case Name Page and year Opinion of the Court Concurring opinion(s) Dissenting opinion(s) Lower Court Disposition
Lawther v. Hamilton 1 (1888) Bradley none none C.C.E.D. Wis. reversed
Humiston v. Wood 12 (1888) Matthews none none C.C.E.D. Pa. reversed
Norton v. Hood 20 (1888) Blatchford none none C.C.E.D. La. affirmed
Dryfoos v. Wiese 32 (1888) Blatchford none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed
Hinchman v. Lincoln 38 (1888) Matthews none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. reversed
Beeson v. Johns 56 (1888) Miller none none Iowa affirmed
B. Dreyfus and Company v. Searle 60 (1888) Blatchford none none C.C.D. Cal. reversed
H.C. Roberts and Company v. Benjamin 64 (1888) Blatchford none none C.C.N.D.N.Y. affirmed
Langdon v. Sherwood 74 (1888) Miller none none C.C.D. Neb. multiple
United States ex rel. McLean v. Vilas 86 (1888) Miller none none Sup. Ct. D.C. affirmed
Boyd v. Wyly 98 (1888) Matthews none none C.C.W.D. La. affirmed
Lawson v. Floyd 108 (1888) Miller none none D.W. Va. reversed
Inland and Seaboard Coasting Company v. Hall 121 (1888) Waite none none Sup. Ct. D.C. reversed
Glenn v. Fant 123 (1888) Waite none none Sup. Ct. D.C. submission denied
New Orleans Pacific Railway Company v. United States 124 (1888) Blatchford none none Ct. Cl. affirmed
Gumbel v. Pitkin 131 (1888) Matthews none none C.C.E.D. La. reversed
Dundee Mortgage and Trust Investment Company v. Hughes 157 (1888) Waite none none C.C.D. Or. affirmed
Woodman v. Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church 161 (1888) Waite none none Mich. order amended
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company v. Burns 165 (1888) Waite none none C.C.D. Md. affirmed
Baker v. Power 167 (1888) Waite none none C.C.D. Minn. dismissal denied
Vetterlein v. Barnes 169 (1888) Harlan none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed
Union Railroad Company v. Dull 173 (1888) Harlan none none C.C.D. Md. affirmed
Richards v. Mackall 183 (1888) Harlan none none Sup. Ct. D.C. reversed
Whitney v. Robertson 190 (1888) Field none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed
Kelly v. Hedden 196 (1888) Field none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed
Searl v. School District No. 2 197 (1888) Matthews none none C.C.D. Colo. reversed
In re Sawyer 200 (1888) Gray Field Waite; Harlan C.C.D. Neb. habeas corpus granted
Bissell v. Spring Valley Township 225 (1888) Field none none C.C.D. Kan. affirmed
United States v. Johnston 236 (1888) Harlan none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed
United States v. Gleeson 255 (1888) Gray none none Ct. Cl. reversed
Sabariego v. Maverick 261 (1888) Matthews none none C.C.W.D. Tex. affirmed
United States v. Bond 301 (1888) Miller none none Ct. Cl. affirmed
United States v. Mouat 303 (1888) Miller none none Ct. Cl. reversed
United States v. Hendee 309 (1888) Miller none none Ct. Cl. affirmed
United States v. Frerichs 315 (1888) Blatchford none none Ct. Cl. affirmed
District of Columbia v. McBlair 320 (1888) Matthews none none Sup. Ct. D.C. reversed
State National Bank v. Dodge 333 (1888) Blatchford none none C.C.S.D. Ill. reversed
Matthews v. Iron-Clad Manufacturing Company 347 (1888) Gray none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed
Shields v. Schiff 351 (1888) Bradley none none La. affirmed
Chapin v. Streeter 360 (1888) Miller none none C.C.D. Colo. affirmed
In re Sherman 364 (1888) Waite none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. mandamus denied
Union Mutual Life Insurance Company v. Waters 369 (1888) Waite none none C.C.N.D. Ohio reversed
In re Craft 370 (1888) Waite none none Sup. Ct. D.C. dismissed
Iron Silver Mining Company v. Reynolds 374 (1888) Field none none C.C.D. Colo. reversed
Florence Mining Company v. Brown, Bonnell and Company 385 (1888) Field none none C.C.N.D. Ohio affirmed
Marshall v. United States 391 (1888) Harlan none none Ct. Cl. affirmed
Brooks v. Missouri 394 (1888) Waite none none Mo. dismissed
Widdicombe v. Childers 400 (1888) Waite none none Mo. affirmed
Union Insurance Company v. Smith 405 (1888) Blatchford none none C.C.N.D. Ohio affirmed
Cushing, Porter and Cades v. Beard 429 (1888) Blatchford none none C.C.D. Mass. affirmed
Worthington v. Jere Abbott and Company 434 (1888) Blatchford none none C.C.D. Mass. affirmed
Beard v. Cushing, Porter and Cades 437 (1888) Blatchford none none C.C.D. Mass. affirmed
Western Union Telegraph Company v. Hall 444 (1888) Matthews none none C.C.S.D. Iowa reversed
King Iron Bridge and Manufacturing Company v. Otoe County 459 (1888) Waite none none C.C.D. Neb. reversed
Smith v. Alabama 465 (1888) Matthews none none Ala. affirmed
United States v. Hess 483 (1888) Field none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. certification
Brown v. McConnell 489 (1888) Waite none none Sup. Ct. Terr. Wash. dismissed
Stewart v. Masterson 493 (1888) Waite none none C.C.W.D. Tex. dismissed
Brazee v. Schofield 495 (1888) Field none none Sup. Ct. Terr. Wash. affirmed
District of Columbia v. Gallaher 505 (1888) Matthews none none Ct. Cl. affirmed
Hopkins v. Orr 510 (1888) Gray none none Sup. Ct. Terr. N.M. affirmed
Trask v. Jacksonville, Pensacola and Mobile Railroad Company 515 (1888) Waite none none C.C.N.D. Fla. affirmed
Fayolle v. Texas and Pacific Railway Company 519 (1888) Waite none none Sup. Ct. D.C. dismissed
French v. Hopkins 524 (1888) Waite none none Cal. dismissed
United States v. Smith 525 (1888) Field none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. certification
Aetna Life Insurance Company v. Middleport Township 534 (1888) Miller none none C.C.N.D. Ill. affirmed
Knight v. Paxton 552 (1888) Field none none C.C.N.D. Ill. affirmed
The Strathairly 558 (1888) Matthews none none C.C.D. Cal. reversed
Great Falls Manufacturing Company v. Attorney General 581 (1888) Harlan none none C.C.D. Md. affirmed
Munson v. City of New York 601 (1888) Gray none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. reversed
Phillips v. Mound City Land and Water Association 605 (1888) Waite none none Cal. dismissed
Thornton v. Schreiber 612 (1888) Miller none none C.C.E.D. Pa. reversed
United States v. Jung Ah Lung 621 (1888) Blatchford none Harlan C.C.D. Cal. affirmed
Hoadley's Administrators v. City of San Francisco 639 (1888) Waite none none Cal. affirmed
United States v. Morant 647 (1888) Bradley none none N.D. Fla. judgment amended
Crawford v. Halsey 648 (1888) Waite none none C.C.E.D. La. affirmed
Dow v. Memphis and Little Rock Railroad Company 652 (1888) Waite none none C.C.E.D. Ark. reversed
City of Hoboken v. Pennsylvania Railroad Company 656 (1888) Matthews none none C.C.D.N.J. affirmed
Andrews v. Hovey 694 (1888) Blatchford none none C.C.S.D. Iowa rehearing denied
Andrews v. Cone 720 (1888) Blatchford none none C.C.D. Minn. affirmed
Pacific National Bank v. Mixter 721 (1888) Waite none none C.C.D. Mass. multiple
Shoecraft v. Internal Improvement Fund of Florida 730 (1888) Field none none C.C.N.D. Fla. affirmed

Notes and references edit

  1. ^ "Supreme Court Research Guide". Georgetown Law Library. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

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