List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 151
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This is a list of the 62 cases reported in volume 151 of United States Reports, decided by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1894.
Justices of the Supreme Court at the time of volume 151 U.S.[]
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).[2] 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 151 U.S. were decided the Court comprised the following eight members, after the death of Justice Samuel Blatchford in July 1893:
Portrait | Justice | Office | Home State | Succeeded | Date confirmed by the Senate (Vote) |
Tenure on Supreme Court |
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Melville Fuller | Chief Justice | Illinois | Morrison Waite | July 20, 1888 (41–20) |
October 8, 1888 – July 4, 1910 (Died) | |
Stephen Johnson Field | Associate Justice | California | newly-created seat | March 10, 1863 (Acclamation) |
May 10, 1863 – December 1, 1897 (Retired) | |
John Marshall Harlan | Associate Justice | Kentucky | David Davis | November 29, 1877 (Acclamation) |
December 10, 1877 – October 14, 1911 (Died) | |
Horace Gray | Associate Justice | Massachusetts | Nathan Clifford | December 20, 1881 (51–5) |
January 9, 1882 – September 15, 1902 (Died) | |
David Josiah Brewer | Associate Justice | Kansas | Stanley Matthews | December 18, 1889 (53–11) |
January 6, 1890 – March 28, 1910 (Died) | |
Henry Billings Brown | Associate Justice | Michigan | Samuel Freeman Miller | December 29, 1890 (Acclamation) |
January 5, 1891 – May 28, 1906 (Retired) | |
George Shiras Jr. | Associate Justice | Pennsylvania | Joseph P. Bradley | July 26, 1892 (Acclamation) |
October 10, 1892 – February 23, 1903 (Retired) | |
Howell Edmunds Jackson | Associate Justice | Tennessee | Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar | February 18, 1893 (Acclamation) |
March 4, 1893 – August 8, 1895 (Died) |
Citation style[]
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.
The Judiciary Act of 1891 created the United States Courts of Appeals and reassigned the jurisdiction of most routine appeals from the district and circuit courts to these appellate courts. The Act created nine new courts that were originally known as the "United States Circuit Courts of Appeals." The new courts had jurisdiction over most appeals of lower court decisions. The Supreme Court could review either legal issues that a court of appeals certified or decisions of court of appeals by writ of certiorari.
Bluebook citation style is used for case names, citations, and jurisdictions.
- "# Cir." = United States Court of Appeals
- e.g., "3d Cir." = United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- "C.C.D." = United States Circuit Court for the District of . . .
- e.g.,"C.C.D.N.J." = United States Circuit Court for the District of New Jersey
- "D." = United States District Court for the District of . . .
- e.g.,"D. Mass." = United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- "E." = Eastern; "M." = Middle; "N." = Northern; "S." = Southern; "W." = Western
- e.g.,"C.C.S.D.N.Y." = United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York
- e.g.,"M.D. Ala." = United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
- "Ct. Cl." = United States Court of Claims
- The abbreviation of a state's name alone indicates the highest appellate court in that state's judiciary at the time.
- e.g.,"Pa." = Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- e.g.,"Me." = Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
List of cases in volume 151 U.S.[]
Case Name | Page & year | Opinion of the Court | Concurring opinion(s) | Dissenting opinion(s) | Lower Court | Disposition of case |
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Angle v. Chicago, S.P.M. & O. Ry. Co. | 1 (1894) | Brewer | none | none | C.C.W.D. Wis. | reversed |
Smith v. United States | 50 (1894) | Brown | none | none | C.C.W.D. Ark. | reversed |
Wilson v. Oswego Twp. | 56 (1894) | Jackson | none | none | C.C.E.D. Mo. | reversed |
Inglehart v. Stansbury | 68 (1894) | Gray | none | none | Sup. Ct. D.C. | dismissed |
Texas & P. Ry. Co. v. Volk | 73 (1894) | Gray | none | none | C.C.N.D. Tex. | affirmed |
Aztec Mining Co. v. Ripley | 79 (1894) | Fuller | none | none | 8th Cir. | affirmed |
Texas & P. Ry. Co. v. Johnson | 81 (1894) | Fuller | none | none | Tex. | affirmed |
Texas & P. Ry. Co. v. Saunders | 105 (1894) | Fuller | none | none | C.C.E.D. Tex. | dismissed |
Texas & P. Ry. Co. v. Horn | 110 (1894) | Fuller | none | none | C.C.E.D. Tex. | dismissed |
Hardenbergh v. Ray | 112 (1894) | Jackson | none | none | C.C.D. Or. | affirmed |
Central Tr. Co. v. McGeorge | 129 (1894) | Shiras | none | none | C.C.W.D. Va. | reversed |
Vorhees v. Noye Mfg. Co. | 135 (1894) | Fuller | none | none | C.C.D. Neb. | dismissed |
Baltimore Traction Co. v. Baltimore Belt R.R. Co. | 137 (1894) | Fuller | none | none | Md. City Ct. Balt. | dismissed for want of jurisdiction |
Keystone Mfg. Co. v. Adams | 139 (1894) | Shiras | none | none | C.C.N.D. Ill. | reversed |
Bates v. Preble | 149 (1894) | Brown | none | none | C.C.D. Mass. | reversed |
Tucker v. United States | 164 (1894) | Gray | none | none | C.C.W.D. Ark. | affirmed |
Cadwalader v. Zeh | 171 (1894) | Gray | none | none | C.C.E.D. Pa. | affirmed |
Southworth v. United States | 179 (1894) | Brewer | none | none | Ct. Cl. | reversed |
Miller v. Eagle Mfg. Co. | 186 (1894) | Jackson | none | none | C.C.S.D. Iowa | reversed |
Chicago, M. & S.P. Ry. Co. v. Lowell | 209 (1894) | Brown | Gray, Shiras | none | C.C.D. Minn. | affirmed |
Wollensak v. Sargent | 221 (1894) | Fuller | none | none | C.C.D. Conn. | affirmed |
Halliday v. Stuart | 229 (1894) | Harlan | none | none | C.C.E.D. Ark. | reversed |
Iowa v. Illinois | 238 (1894) | Fuller | none | none | original jurisdiction | prior order vacated |
In re Bonner | 242 (1894) | Field | none | none | U.S. Ct. Indian Terr. | habeas corpus granted |
Davis v. Utah | 262 (1894) | Harlan | none | none | Sup. Ct. Terr. Utah | affirmed |
Gottlieb v. Thatcher | 271 (1894) | Jackson | none | none | C.C.D. Colo. | affirmed |
Haughey v. Lee | 282 (1894) | Shiras | none | none | C.C.E.D. Pa. | affirmed |
Sheffield & B.C.I. & Ry. Co. v. Gordon | 285 (1894) | Brown | none | none | C.C.N.D. Ala. | affirmed |
Ft. Worth City Co. v. Smith Bridge Co. | 294 (1894) | Fuller | none | none | C.C.N.D. Tex. | affirmed |
Hickory v. United States | 303 (1894) | Fuller | none | none | C.C.W.D. Ark. | reversed |
Crescent Mining Co. v. Wasatch Mining Co. | 317 (1894) | Shiras | none | none | Sup. Ct. Terr. Utah | affirmed |
Maynard v. Hecht | 324 (1894) | Fuller | none | none | C.C.D. Neb. | dismissed |
Moran v. Hagerman | 329 (1894) | Fuller | none | none | C.C.D. Nev. | dismissed |
Meddaugh v. Wilson | 333 (1894) | Brewer | none | none | Sup. Ct. D.C. | reversed |
Werner v. City of Charleston | 360 (1894) | Fuller | none | none | S.C. | dismissed |
United States v. Alger | 362 (1894) | Gray | none | none | Ct. Cl. | reversed |
United States v. Stahl | 366 (1894) | Gray | none | none | Ct. Cl. | reversed |
Merchants' Cotton-Press S. Co. v. Insurance Co. N. Am. | 368 (1894) | Jackson | none | none | Tenn. | affirmed |
California Powder Works v. Davis | 389 (1894) | Fuller | none | none | Cal. | dismissed |
Pointer v. United States | 396 (1894) | Harlan | none | none | C.C.W.D. Ark. | affirmed |
Garner v. Second Nat'l Bank | 420 (1894) | Harlan | none | none | C.C.D.R.I. | reversed |
City of Lincoln v. Power | 436 (1894) | Shiras | none | none | C.C.D. Neb. | affirmed |
Chapman v. Handley | 443 (1894) | Fuller | none | none | Sup. Ct. Terr. Utah | dismissed for want of jurisdiction |
Mammoth Mining Co. v. Salt Lake Foundry Mach. Co. | 447 (1894) | Fuller | none | none | Sup. Ct. Terr. Utah | affirmed |
Imperial Fire Ins. Co. v. Coos Cnty. | 452 (1894) | Jackson | none | none | C.C.D.N.H. | reversed |
Columbus S. Ry. Co. v. Wright | 470 (1894) | Jackson | none | none | Ga. | affirmed |
de Arnaud v. United States | 483 (1894) | Shiras | none | none | Ct. Cl. | affirmed |
Galveston, H. & S.A. Ry. Co. v. Gonzales | 496 (1894) | Brown | none | Jackson | C.C.W.D. Tex. | reversed |
Hedden v. Robertson | 520 (1894) | Jackson | none | none | C.C.S.D.N.Y. | reversed |
Newport Light Co. v. City of Newport | 527 (1894) | Jackson | none | none | Ky. | dismissed for want of jurisdiction |
United States v. Hutchins | 542 (1894) | Brown | none | none | Ct. Cl. | affirmed |
Lewis v. Monson | 545 (1894) | Brewer | none | none | C.C.S.D. Miss. | affirmed |
Lewis v. Wilson | 551 (1894) | Brewer | none | none | C.C.N.D. Fla. | affirmed |
N.Y. & N.E.R.R. Co. v. Town of Bristol | 556 (1894) | Fuller | none | none | Conn. | affirmed |
United States v. la Tourrette | 572 (1894) | Gray | none | none | Ct. Cl. | affirmed |
United States v. Thomas | 577 (1894) | Field | none | none | C.C.W.D. Wis. | remanded to divided lower court |
Maxwell Land-Grant Co. v. Dawson | 586 (1894) | Brown | none | none | Sup. Ct. Terr. N.M. | reversed |
Shauer v. Alterton | 607 (1894) | Harlan | none | none | S.D. | affirmed |
Buckstaff v. Russell Co. | 626 (1894) | Harlan | none | none | C.C.D. Neb. | reversed |
Bryan v. Board of Educ. | 639 (1894) | Harlan | none | none | Ky. | affirmed |
Dower v. Richards | 658 (1894) | Gray | none | none | Cal. | affirmed |
Martin's Adm'r v. Baltimore & O.R.R. Co. | 673 (1894) | Gray | none | Harlan | C.C.D.W. Va. | dismissed |
Notes and references[]
- ^ Lawson, Gary; Seidman, Guy (2001). "When Did the Constitution Become Law?". Notre Dame Law Review. 77: 1–37.
- ^ "Supreme Court Research Guide". Georgetown Law Library. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
External links[]
- [1] Case reports in volume 151 from Library of Congress
- [2] Case reports in volume 151 from Court Listener
- [3] Case reports in volume 151 from the Caselaw Access Project of Harvard Law School
- [4] Case reports in volume 151 from Google Scholar
- [5] Case reports in volume 151 from Justia
- [6] Case reports in volume 151 from Open Jurist
- Website of the United States Supreme Court
- United States Courts website about the Supreme Court
- National Archives, Records of the Supreme Court of the United States
- American Bar Association, How Does the Supreme Court Work?
- The Supreme Court Historical Society
- Lists of United States Supreme Court cases by volume
- 1894 in United States case law