List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 112

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List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 112
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EstablishedMarch 4, 1789;235 years ago (1789-03-04)
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Authorized by Constitution of the United States, Art. III, § 1
Judge term lengthlife tenure, subject to impeachment and removal
Number of positions9 (by statute)
Website supremecourt.gov

This is a list of cases reported in volume 112 of United States Reports , decided by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1884 and 1885.

Contents

Justices of the Supreme Court at the time of volume 112 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). [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 112 U.S. were decided the Court comprised the following nine members:

PortraitJusticeOfficeHome StateSucceededDate 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)
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 seatMarch 10, 1863
(Acclamation)
May 10, 1863

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

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

October 14, 1911
(Died)
William Burnham Woods.jpg William Burnham Woods Associate Justice Georgia William Strong December 21, 1880
(39–8)
January 5, 1881

May 14, 1887
(Died)
Thomas Stanley Matthews - Brady-Handy.jpg Stanley Matthews Associate Justice Ohio Noah Haynes Swayne May 12, 1881
(24–23)
May 17, 1881

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

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

July 7, 1893
(Died)

Notable Cases in 112 U.S.

Elk v. Wilkins

Elk v. Wilkins , 112 U.S. 94 (1884), is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court [2] [3] respecting the citizenship status of Indians. John Elk, a Winnebago Indian, was born on an Indian reservation and later resided with whites on the non-reservation US territory in Omaha, Nebraska, where he renounced his former tribal allegiance and claimed citizenship by virtue of the Citizenship Clause. The case came about after Elk tried to register to vote in 1880 and was denied by Charles Wilkins, the named defendant, who was registrar of voters of the Fifth ward of the City of Omaha.

Port of New York Custom House at the time of the Head Money Cases NYCustomHouseMerchantsExchange.jpg
Port of New York Custom House at the time of the Head Money Cases

The Court decided that even though Elk was born in the United States, he was not a citizen because he owed allegiance to his tribe when he was born rather than to the United States and therefore was not subject to the jurisdiction of the United States when he was born.

Head Money Cases

The Head Money Cases , 112 U.S. 580 (1884), relate to the legal status of treaties. Under the Immigration Act of 1882, officers from the customhouse in the Port of New York began collecting a tax from ships of fifty cents for each immigrant aboard. Multiple ship owners sued because they were transporting Dutch immigrants, and the Netherlands had a treaty with the United States that they claimed prohibited the tax. The decision established that treaties, which are described in the Supremacy Clause of the US Constitution as "the supreme law of the land" equal to any domestic federal law, do not hold a privileged position above other acts of Congress. So, other laws affecting the "enforcement, modification, or repeal" of treaties are legitimate.

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.

List of cases in volume 112 U.S.

Case NamePage and yearOpinion of the CourtConcurring opinion(s)Dissenting opinion(s)Lower CourtDisposition
United States v. Morton 1 (1884) Blatchfordnonenone Ct. Cl. affirmed
Woodworth v. Blair 8 (1884) Graynonenone C.C.N.D. Ill. affirmed
New Orleans et al. Ry. v. Mississippi ex rel. District Attorney 12 (1884) Harlannonenone C.C.S.D. Miss. affirmed
Moffat v. United States 24 (1884) Fieldnonenone C.C.D. Colo. affirmed
Skidmore v. Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Company 33 (1884) Waitenonenone C.C.N.D. Ill. affirmed
Davies v. Corbin 36 (1884) Waitenonenone C.C.E.D. Ark. dismissal denied
Mellen v. Wallach 41 (1884) Blatchfordnonenone Sup. Ct. D.C. reversed
Butterworth v. United States ex rel. Hoe 50 (1884) Matthewsnonenone Sup. Ct. D.C. affirmed
Moran v. City of New Orleans 69 (1884) Matthewsnonenone La. reversed
United States v. Waddell 76 (1884) Millernonenone C.C.E.D. Ark. certification
Wilson v. Arrick 83 (1884) Woodsnonenone Sup. Ct. D.C. affirmed
United States v. Flanders 88 (1884) Blatchfordnonenone C.C.E.D. La. affirmed
Elk v. Wilkins 94 (1884) GraynoneHarlan C.C.D. Neb. affirmed
Adams County v. Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Company 123 (1884) Waitenonenone Iowa dismissed
Nix v. Allen 129 (1884) Waitenonenone C.C.E.D. Ark. affirmed
Mersman v. Werges 139 (1884) Graynonenone C.C.D. Iowa reversed
Horbach v. Hill 144 (1884) Fieldnonenone C.C.D. Neb. reversed
City of Ft. Scott v. Hickman 150 (1884) Blatchfordnonenone C.C.D. Kan. reversed
Buena Vista County v. Iowa Falls and Sioux City Railroad Company 165 (1884) Matthewsnonenone Iowa affirmed
Ex parte Virginia Commissioners 177 (1884) Waitenonenone original mandamus denied
Ex parte Crouch 178 (1884) Waitenonenone original habeas corpus denied
Ex parte Royall 181 (1884) Waitenonenone original habeas corpus denied
Scotland County v. Hill 183 (1884) Waitenonenone C.C.E.D. Mo. reversed
Ayres v. Wiswall 187 (1884) Waitenonenone C.C.E.D. Mich. affirmed
Great Western Insurance Company v. United States 193 (1884) Millernonenone Ct. Cl. affirmed
Foster v. Kansas ex rel. Johnston I 201 (1884) Waitenonenone Kan. affirmed
Foster v. Kansas ex rel. Johnston II 205 (1884) Waitenonenone Kan. affirmed
Ranney v. Barlow 207 (1884) Woodsnonenone C.C.N.D. Ohio reversed
Snyder v. United States 216 (1884) Graynonenone C.C.D. La. affirmed
Labette County v. United States ex rel. Moulton 217 (1884) Matthewsnonenone C.C.D. Kan. affirmed
Bradstreet Company v. Higgins 227 (1884) Waitenonenone C.C.W.D. Mo. dismissed
Hancock v. Holbrook 229 (1884) Waitenonenone C.C.E.D. La. reversed
California ex rel. Hastings v. Jackson 233 (1884) Waitenonenone Cal. dismissed
Pugh v. Fairmount Gold and Silver Mining Company 238 (1884) Woodsnonenone C.C.D. Colo. reversed
Morris v. McMillin 244 (1884) Woodsnonenone C.C.W.D. Pa. reversed
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company v. Union Trust Company 250 (1884) Harlannonenone C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed
Grenada County v. Brogden 261 (1884) Harlannonenone N.D. Miss. affirmed
Grame v. Mutual Assurance Company of Virginia 273 (1884) Waitenonenone Va. dismissed
Exchange National Bank v. Third National Bank 276 (1884) Blatchfordnonenone C.C.D.N.J. reversed
Tradesman's National Bank v. Third National Bank 293 (1884) Blatchfordnonenone C.C.D.N.J. reversed
Heidritter v. Elizabeth Oil Cloth Company 294 (1884) Matthewsnonenone C.C.D.N.J. affirmed
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway Company v. Southern Telegraph Company 306 (1884) Waitenonenone C.C.M.D. Ala. dismissal denied
Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain Railroad Company v. Nashua and Lowell Railroad Company 311 (1884) Millernonenone C.C.D.N.H. affirmed
Bates County v. Winters 325 (1884) Waitenonenone C.C.W.D. Mo. affirmed
Hart v. Pennsylvania Railroad Company 331 (1884) Blatchfordnonenone C.C.E.D. Mo. affirmed
Brandies v. Cochrane 344 (1884) Matthewsnonenone C.C.N.D. Ill. affirmed
Mahn v. Harwood 354 (1884) BradleynoneMiller C.C.D. Mass. affirmed
Mackall v. Richards 369 (1884) Harlannonenone Sup. Ct. D.C. reversed
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Company v. Ross 377 (1884) FieldnoneMatthews C.C.D. Minn. affirmed
Batchelor v. Brereton 396 (1884) Blatchfordnonenone Sup. Ct. D.C. affirmed
Reynolds v. Crawfordsville First National Bank 405 (1884) Woodsnonenone C.C.D. Ind. affirmed
Kansas Pacific Railway Company v. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company 414 (1884) Fieldnonenone C.C.D. Kan. reversed
Richardson v. Traver 423 (1884) Waitenonenone C.C.N.D. Ill. affirmed
Middleton v. Mullica Township, New Jersey 433 (1884) Bradleynonenone C.C.D.N.J. reversed
Fortier v. New Orleans National Bank 439 (1884) Woodsnonenone C.C.E.D. La. affirmed
Lámar v. Micou 452 (1884) Graynonenone C.C.S.D.N.Y. reversed
Carter v. Carusi 478 (1884) Woodsnonenone Sup. Ct. D.C. affirmed
Birdsell v. Shaliol 485 (1884) Graynonenone C.C.N.D. Ohio reversed
Maryland ex rel. Markley v. Baldwin 490 (1884) Fieldnonenone C.C.D. Md. reversed
Arthur v. Morgan 495 (1884) Blatchfordnonenone C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed
England v. Gebhardt 502 (1884) Waitenonenone C.C.S.D.N.J. affirmed
New Orleans Insurance Company v. Albro Company 506 (1884) Waitenonenone C.C.E.D. La. affirmed
United States v. North 510 (1884) Waitenonenone Ct. Cl. affirmed
The Elizabeth Jones 514 (1884) Blatchfordnonenone C.C.N.D. Ill. affirmed
Britton v. Thornton 526 (1884) Graynonenone C.C.W.D. Pa. affirmed
Chew Heong v. United States 536 (1884) HarlannoneField, Bradley C.C.D. Cal. reversed
Head Money Cases 580 (1884) Millernonenone C.C.E.D.N.Y. affirmed
Matthews v. Warner 600 (1884) Millernonenone C.C.D. Mass. affirmed
Bond v. Dustin 604 (1884) Graynonenone C.C.S.D. Ill. affirmed
Memphis and Little Rock Railroad Company v. Arkansas Railroad Commissioners 609 (1884) Matthewsnonenone Ark. affirmed
Union Metallic Cartridge Company v. United States Cartridge Company 624 (1884) Blatchfordnonenone C.C.D. Mass. reversed
United States v. Great Falls Manufacturing Company 645 (1884) Harlannonenone Ct. Cl. affirmed
Torrent Arms Lumber Company v. Rodgers 659 (1884) Woodsnonenone C.C.W.D. Mich. reversed
Town of Martinton v. Fairbanks 670 (1885) Woodsnonenone C.C.N.D. Ill. affirmed
Streeper v. Victor Sewing Machine Company 676 (1885) Blatchfordnonenone Sup. Ct. Terr. Utah affirmed
Murphy v. Victor Sewing Machine Company 688 (1885) Blatchfordnonenone Sup. Ct. Terr. Utah affirmed
Whitney v. Morrow 693 (1885) Fieldnonenone Wis. affirmed
Knickerbocker Life Insurance Company v. Pendleton 696 (1885) Bradleynonenone C.C.W.D. Tenn. reversed
Power v. Baker 710 (1884) Waitenonenone C.C.D. Minn. vacation denied
Scharff v. Levy 711 (1885) Waitenonenone C.C.E.D. Mo. affirmed
Halferty v. Wilmering 713 (1885) Matthewsnonenone C.C.D. Iowa reversed
Mattoon v. McGrew 713 (1884) Waitenonenone Sup. Ct. D.C. reversed
Thayer v. Life Association of America 717 (1885) Harlannonenone C.C.D.W. Va. reversed
St. Paul and Sioux City Railroad Company v. Winona and St. Peter Railroad Company 720 (1885) Millernonenone Minn. affirmed
St. Paul and Duluth Railroad Company v. United States 733 (1885) Matthewsnonenone Ct. Cl. affirmed
Peugh v. Porter 737 (1885) Matthewsnonenone Sup. Ct. D.C. reversed

Notes and references

    1. "Supreme Court Research Guide". Georgetown Law Library. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
    2. Rudolph C. Ryser (2012). Indigenous Nations and Modern States: The Political Emergence of Nations Challenging State Power. Routledge. p. 54. ISBN   978-0-415-80853-8 . Retrieved June 10, 2020.
    3. Bryan H. Wildenthal (2003). Native American Sovereignty on Trial: A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and Documents. Santa Barbara, California, United States of America; Denver, Colorado, United States of America; Oxford, England, Great Britain: ABC-CLIO. p. 28. ISBN   1-57607-624-5 . Retrieved June 10, 2020.