List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 123

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List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 123
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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 123 of United States Reports , decided by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1887.

Contents

Justices of the Supreme Court at the time of volume 123 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).

After the death of Justice William Burnham Woods in May 1887, when the cases in volume 123 U.S. were decided the Court comprised the following eight 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)
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 Case in 123 U.S.

Mugler v. Kansas

In Mugler v. Kansas , 123 U.S. 623 (1887), the Supreme Court held that state law prohibiting the manufacture of intoxicating liquor does not infringe on a right or privilege secured by the federal Constitution. The Court, however, decided that it had the power to inquire into the intentions behind regulations to determine the connection between the regulations and the state's police power.

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 123 U.S.

Case NamePage and yearOpinion of the CourtConcurring opinion(s)Dissenting opinion(s)Lower courtDisposition
Coffee v. Groover 1 (1887) Bradleynonenone Fla. reversed
United States v. Louisiana 32 (1887) Fieldnonenone Ct. Cl. affirmed
United States v. Alabama 39 (1887) Fieldnonenone Ct. Cl. affirmed
The Excelsior 40 (1887) Blatchfordnonenone C.C.E.D. Va. affirmed
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway Company v. Simmons 52 (1887) Waitenonenone C.C.S.D. Iowa dismissed
Morey v. Lockhart 56 (1887) Waitenonenone C.C.E.D. La. dismissed
Gilson v. Town of Dayton 59 (1887) Waitenonenone C.C.N.D. Ill. affirmed
Henderson v. Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company 61 (1887) Graynonenone C.C.E.D. La. affirmed
Sun Mutual Insurance Company v. Kountz Transportation Company 65 (1887) Harlannonenone C.C.E.D. La. rehearing denied
Orient Mutual Insurance Company v. Adams 67 (1887) Harlannonenone C.C.W.D. Pa. affirmed
Tufts v. Tufts 76 (1887) Waitenonenone Sup. Ct. Terr. Utah affirmed
Davis v. Key 79 (1887) Blatchfordnonenone Sup. Ct. D.C. affirmed
Davenport National Bank v. Board of Equalization 83 (1887) Millernonenone Iowa affirmed
Parker and Whipple Company v. Yale Clock Company 87 (1887) Blatchfordnonenone C.C.D. Conn. affirmed
Bull v. Bank of Kasson 105 (1887) Fieldnonenone C.C.D. Minn. reversed
United States v. Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company 113 (1887) Graynonenone C.C.E.D. Pa. affirmed
Coan v. Flagg 117 (1887) Matthewsnonenone Ohio affirmed
Spies v. Illinois 131 (1887) Waitenonenone Ill. dismissed
Mathews v. United States 182 (1887) Harlannonenone Ct. Cl. affirmed
United States v. Mullan 186 (1887) Blatchfordnonenone Ct. Cl. affirmed
Craig v. Leitensdorfer 189 (1887) Matthewsnonenone C.C.D. Colo. reversed
Missouri ex rel. Harshman v. Winterbottom 215 (1887) Millernonenone C.C.E.D. Mo. affirmed
Hoard v. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company 222 (1887) Millernonenone C.C.D.W. Va. affirmed
Finn v. United States 227 (1887) Harlannonenone Ct. Cl. affirmed
Richter v. Jerome 233 (1887) Waitenonenone C.C.W.D. Mich. affirmed
Smith and Griggs Manufacturing Company v. Sprague 249 (1887) Matthewsnonenone C.C.D. Conn. reversed
Andrews v. Hovey 267 (1887) Blatchfordnonenone C.C.S.D. Iowa affirmed
Siemens's Administrator v. Sellers 276 (1887) Bradleynonenone C.C.E.D. Pa. affirmed
Wilkinson v. Nebraska ex rel. Cleveland Society 286 (1887) Waitenonenone C.C.D. Neb. dismissed
Sands v. Manistee River Improvement Company 288 (1887) Fieldnonenone Mich. affirmed
Ruggles v. Manistee River Improvement Company 297 (1887) Fieldnonenone Mich. affirmed
Hitz v. Jenks 297 (1887) Graynonenone Sup. Ct. D.C. affirmed
Colorado Coal and Iron Company v. United States 307 (1887) Matthewsnonenone C.C.D. Colo. reversed
Dewey v. West Fairmont Gas Coal Company 329 (1887) Matthewsnonenone C.C.D.W. Va. affirmed
United States v. Morant 335 (1887) Bradleynonenone N.D. Fla. affirmed
United States v. Allen 345 (1887) Harlannonenone Ct. Cl. reversed
The Maggie J. Smith 349 (1887) Fieldnonenone C.C.D. Md. affirmed
Oelbermann and Company v. Merritt 356 (1887) Blatchfordnonenone C.C.S.D.N.Y. reversed
Mustin and Company v. Cadwalader 369 (1887) Blatchfordnonenone C.C.E.D. Pa. reversed
In re Henry 372 (1887) Waitenonenone W.D.S.C. dismissed
Cox v. Western Land and Cattle Company 375 (1887) Waitenonenone C.C.N.D. Ill. dismissed
Lamaster v. Keeler 376 (1887) Fieldnonenone C.C.D. Neb. reversed
White v. Barber 392 (1887) Blatchfordnonenone C.C.N.D. Ill. affirmed
Jewell and Sons v. Knight 426 (1887) Graynonenone C.C.D. Ind. dismissed
Smith v. Craft 436 (1887) Graynonenone C.C.D. Ind. dismissed
In re Ayers 443 (1887) MatthewsFieldHarlan C.C.E.D. Va. reversed
Spraul v. Louisiana 516 (1887) Waitenonenone La. show cause denied
Benites v. Hampton 519 (1887) Waitenonenone Sup. Ct. Terr. Utah dismissed
Le Sassier v. Kennedy 521 (1887) Waitenonenone La. dismissed
New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad Company v. Madison 524 (1887) Waitenonenone C.C.N.D. Ohio affirmed
Stryker v. Goodnow's Administrator 527 (1887) Waitenonenone Iowa affirmed
Chapman v. Goodnow's Administrator 540 (1887) Waitenonenone Iowa affirmed
Litchfield v. Goodnow's Administrator 549 (1887) Waitenonenone Iowa affirmed
Des Moines Navigation and Railroad Company v. Iowa Homestead Company 552 (1887) Waitenonenone Iowa reversed
Plumb v. Goodnow's Administrator 560 (1887) Waitenonenone Iowa reversed
Lacombe v. E.J. Forstall's Sons 562 (1887) Millernonenone C.C.E.D. La. affirmed
J. Teal and Company v. Bilby 572 (1887) Millernonenone C.C.W.D. Mo. affirmed
Hailes v. Albany Stove Company 582 (1887) Bradleynonenone C.C.N.D.N.Y. affirmed
Crawford v. Heysinger 589 (1887) Blatchfordnonenone C.C.E.D. Pa. reversed
Wilson v. Riddle 608 (1887) Blatchfordnonenone C.C.S.D. Ga. affirmed
L. Zeckendorf and Company v. Johnson 617 (1887) Waitenonenone Sup. Ct. Terr. Ariz. affirmed
Bond v. Davenport 619 (1887) Waitenonenone C.C.S.D. Iowa reversed
Mugler v. Kansas 623 (1887) HarlannoneField Kan.; C.C.D. Kan. multiple
Sherman v. Grinnell 679 (1887) Waitenonenone C.C.S.D.N.Y. dismissed
United States v. Hill 681 (1887) Waitenonenone C.C.D. Mass. dismissed
Texas and Pacific Railway Company v. Marlor 687 (1887) Blatchfordnonenone C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed
Robison v. Female Orphan Asylum 702 (1887) Matthewsnonenone C.C.D. Me. affirmed
Northern Pacific Railway Company v. Mares 710 (1887) Matthewsnonenone Sup. Ct. Terr. Dakota affirmed
Marquette, Houghton and Ontonagon Railroad Company v. United States 722 (1887) Waitenonenone C.C.W.D. Mich. reversed
Radford v. Folsom 725 (1887) Waitenonenone C.C.S.D. Iowa dismissed
North Pennsylvania Railroad Company v. Commercial National Bank 727 (1887) Fieldnonenone C.C.E.D. Pa. affirmed
Aetna Life Insurance Company v. Davey 739 (1887) Harlannonenone C.C.D.N.J. reversed
Talkington v. Dumbleton 745 (1887) Waitenonenone C.C.D. Or. dismissed
Hefner v. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company 747 (1887) Graynonenone C.C.S.D. Iowa affirmed

Notes and references

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