List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 98

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Supreme Court of the United States
Seal of the United States Supreme Court.svg
EstablishedMarch 4, 1789; 232 years ago (1789-03-04)[1]
LocationWashington, D.C.
Coordinates38°53′26″N 77°00′16″W / 38.89056°N 77.00444°W / 38.89056; -77.00444Coordinates: 38°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
Chief Justice of the United States
CurrentlyJohn Roberts
SinceSeptember 29, 2005; 16 years ago (2005-09-29)

This is a list of the 66 cases reported in volume 98 of the United States Reports, decided by the Supreme Court of the United States from October 1878 to May 1879.[2]

Justices of the Supreme Court at the time of 98 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).[3] 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 98 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
Chief Justice Morrison Waite.jpg Morrison Waite Chief Justice Ohio Salmon P. Chase January 21, 1874
(63–0)
March 4, 1874

March 23, 1888
(Died)
NClifford.jpg Nathan Clifford Associate Justice Maine Benjamin Robbins Curtis January 12, 1858
(26–23)
January 21, 1858

July 25, 1881
(Died)
Noah Haynes Swayne, photo, head and shoulders, seated.jpg Noah Haynes Swayne Associate Justice Ohio John McLean January 24, 1862
(38–1)
January 27, 1862

January 24, 1881
(Retired)
Samuel Freeman Miller - Brady-Handy.jpg Samuel Freeman Miller Associate Justice Iowa Peter Vivian Daniel July 16, 1862
(Acclamation)
July 21, 1862

October 13, 1890
(Died)
Stephen Johnson Field, photo half length seated, 1875.jpg Stephen Johnson Field Associate Justice California newly-created seat March 10, 1863
(Acclamation)
May 10, 1863

December 1, 1897
(Retired)
William Strong judge - Brady-Handy.jpg William Strong Associate Justice Pennsylvania Robert Cooper Grier February 18, 1870
(No vote recorded)
March 14, 1870

December 14, 1880
(Retired)
Joseph Philo Bradley - Brady-Handy.jpg Joseph P. Bradley Associate Justice New Jersey newly-created seat March 21, 1870
(46–9)
March 23, 1870

January 22, 1892
(Died)
Ward Hunt - Brady-Handy.jpg Ward Hunt Associate Justice New York Samuel Nelson December 11, 1872
(Acclamation)
January 9, 1873

January 27, 1882
(Retired)
JudgeJMHarlan.jpg John Marshall Harlan Associate Justice Kentucky David Davis November 29, 1877
(Acclamation)
December 10, 1877

October 14, 1911
(Died)

Notable Case in 98 U.S.[]

Reynolds v. United States[]

In Reynolds v. United States, 98 U.S. 145 (1878), the Supreme Court held that religious duty was not a defense to a criminal indictment. Reynolds was the first Supreme Court decision to address the First Amendment's protection of Freedom of religion, impartial juries, and the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment.

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.

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

  • "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
  • "Adm." = Admiralty Court (a federal court)
  • "Ct. Cl." = United States Court of Claims
  • "Ct. Com. Pl." = Court of Common Pleas (a state court)
  • 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 98 U.S.[]

Case Name Page & year Opinion of the Court Concurring opinion(s) Dissenting opinion(s) Lower court Disposition of case
Palmer v. Low 1 (1878) Waite none none C.C.D. Cal. affirmed
Glenny v. Langdon 20 (1878) Clifford none none C.C.S.D. Ohio affirmed
Bates v. Coe 31 (1878) Clifford none none C.C.S.D. Ohio affirmed
Kesner v. Trigg 50 (1878) Swayne none none C.C.W.D. Va. affirmed
Peters v. Bowman 56 (1878) Swayne none none N.D. Miss. affirmed
United States v. Throckmorton 61 (1878) Miller none none C.C.D. Cal. affirmed
Williams v. Hagood 72 (1878) Strong none none C.C.D.S.C. affirmed
Garratt v. Seibert 75 (1878) Strong none none C.C.D. Cal. affirmed
Ivinson v. Hutton 79 (1878) Clifford none none Sup. Ct. Terr. Wyo. reversed
Snell v. Atlantic Fire & Marine Ins. Co. 85 (1878) Harlan none none C.C.N.D. Ill. reversed
Daviess Cnty. v. Huidekoper 98 (1879) Hunt none none C.C.W.D. Mo. affirmed
Bradley v. United States 104 (1878) Clifford none Miller Ct. Cl. affirmed
Wirth v. Branson 118 (1878) Bradley none none C.C.S.D. Ill. affirmed
Second Nat'l Bank v. Ancient Masons 123 (1878) Strong none none C.C.E.D. Mo. affirmed
Giant Powder Co. v. California Powder Works 126 (1878) Bradley none none C.C.D.C. reversed
Citizens' Bank v. Board of Liquidation 140 (1879) Waite none none La. dismissed for want of jurisdiction
Dumont v. United States 142 (1878) Bradley none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. reversed
Reynolds v. United States 145 (1879) Field none none Sup. Ct. Terr. Utah affirmed
Schuyler Cnty. v. Thomas 169 (1878) Hunt none none C.C.E.D. Mo. affirmed
Orvis v. Powell 176 (1878) Miller none none C.C.N.D. Ill. affirmed
McKnight v. United States 179 (1879) Swayne none none Ct. Cl. affirmed
Stewart v. Sonneborn 187 (1879) Strong none Bradley C.C.M.D. Ala. reversed
Snyder v. Sickles 203 (1878) Clifford none none C.C.E.D. Mo. affirmed
Elcox v. Hill 218 (1878) Hunt none none C.C.N.D. Ill. affirmed
Andreae v. Redfield 225 (1879) Clifford none Miller C.C.N.D.N.Y. affirmed
Ex parte Schwab 240 (1878) Waite none none C.C.E.D. Mich. show cause for mandamus denied
Slaughter v. Glenn 242 (1879) Swayne none none C.C.W.D. Tex. affirmed
Gifford v. Helms 248 (1878) Clifford none none C.C.M.D. Ala. reversed
Bowen v. Chase 254 (1878) Bradley none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed
Beckwith v. Bean 266 (1879) Harlan none Field C.C.D. Vt. reversed
City of Little Rock v. National Bank 308 (1878) Hunt none none C.C.E.D. Ark. affirmed
Blake v. Hawkins 315 (1879) Strong none none C.C.E.D.N.C. reversed
Bank v. McVeigh 332 (1878) Waite none none Va. dismissed for want of jurisdiction
United States v. Burlington & M.R.R.R. Co. 334 (1879) Field none none C.C.D. Neb. affirmed
United States v. Hall 343 (1879) Clifford none none C.C.S.D. Ohio remanded to divided lower court
Atlantic & G.R.R. Co. v. Georgia 359 (1879) Strong none none Ga. affirmed
Cleveland Ins. Co. v. Globe Ins. Co. 366 (1879) Waite none Clifford C.C.N.D. Ohio dismissed for want of jurisdiction
United States v. City of New Orleans 381 (1879) Field none none C.C.D. La. reversed
Baltimore & P.R.R. Co. v. Grant 398 (1879) Waite none none Sup. Ct. D.C. dismissed for want of jurisdiction
Mississippi & Rum River Boom Co. v. Patterson 403 (1879) Field none none C.C.D. Minn. affirmed
Scull v. United States 410 (1879) Miller none none W.D. Mo. affirmed
United States v. City of Baltimore 424 (1879) Miller none none D. La. reversed
Foster v. Mora 425 (1879) Miller none none C.C.D. Cal. affirmed
United States v. Perot 428 (1879) Bradley none none D. La. affirmed
Carr v. United States 433 (1879) Bradley none none C.C.D. Cal. affirmed
The Abbotsford 440 (1879) Waite none none C.C.E.D. Pa. affirmed
United States v. Benecke 447 (1879) Miller none none C.C.W.D. Mo. remanded to divided lower court
United States v. Irvine 450 (1879) Miller none none C.C.W.D. Mo. remanded to divided lower court
Jennison v. Kirk 453 (1879) Field none none Cal. affirmed
Flagstaff Silver Mining Co. v. Tarbet 463 (1879) Bradley none none Sup. Ct. Terr. Utah affirmed
Amy v. City of Dubuque 470 (1879) Harlan none none C.C.D. Iowa affirmed
Harkness v. Hyde 476 (1879) Field none none Sup. Ct. Terr. Idaho reversed
Railroad Co. v. Varnell 479 (1879) Clifford none none Sup. Ct. D.C. affirmed
United States v. Thompson 486 (1879) Swayne none none C.C.D. Minn. reversed
Airhart v. Massieu 491 (1879) Bradley none none C.C.W.D. Tex. reversed
Reed v. McIntyre 507 (1879) Harlan none none C.C.D. Minn. affirmed
Brick v. Brick 514 (1879) Field none none Sup. Ct. D.C. reversed
de Treville v. Smalls 517 (1879) Strong none none C.C.D.S.C. affirmed
Hooper v. Robinson 528 (1879) Swayne none none C.C.D. Md. reversed
Union P.R.R. Co. v. Dodge Cnty. 541 (1879) Waite none none C.C.D. Neb. affirmed
Hendrie v. Sayles 546 (1879) Clifford none none C.C.E.D. Mich. affirmed
Barnet v. Second Nat'l Bank 555 (1879) Swayne none none C.C.S.D. Ohio affirmed
St. Louis, I.M. & S. Ry. Co. v. Loftin 559 (1879) Waite none none Ark. affirmed
United States v. Sherman 565 (1879) Strong none none Sup. Ct. D.C. affirmed
United States v. Union P.R.R. Co. 569 (1879) Miller none Swayne C.C.D. Conn. affirmed
Union Nat'l Bank v. Matthews 621 (1879) Swayne none Miller Mo. reversed

Notes and references[]

  1. ^ Lawson, Gary; Seidman, Guy (2001). "When Did the Constitution Become Law?". Notre Dame Law Review. 77: 1–37.
  2. ^ Anne Ashmore, DATES OF SUPREME COURT DECISIONS AND ARGUMENTS, Library, Supreme Court of the United States, 26 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Supreme Court Research Guide". Georgetown Law Library. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

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