List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 127

Supreme Court of the United States
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Composition method	Presidential nomination with Senate confirmation
Authorized by	Constitution of the United States, Art. III, § 1
Judge term length	life tenure, subject to impeachment and removal
Number of positions	9 (by statute)
Website	supremecourt.gov

This is a list of cases reported in volume 127 of United States Reports , decided by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1888.

Justices of the Supreme Court at the time of volume 127 U.S.

See also: List of justices of the Supreme Court of the United States

See also: List of United States Supreme Court justices by time in office

See also: List of justices of the Supreme Court of the United States by court composition

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).

Chief Justice Morrison Waite died in March 1888 and his successor, Melville Fuller, did not join the Court until October 1888; consequently, when the cases in volume 127 U.S. were decided the Court comprised the following eight members:

Portrait	Justice	Office	Home State	Succeeded	Date confirmed by the Senate (Vote)	Tenure on Supreme Court
	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

See also: United States district court

See also: United States circuit court

See also: United States federal courts

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
• "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 127 U.S.

Case Name	Page & year	Opinion of the Court	Concurring opinion(s)	Dissenting opinion(s)	Lower Court	Disposition
California v. Central P.R.R. Co.	1 (1888)	Bradley	none	none	C.C.N.D. Cal.	affirmed
Providence et al. Co. v. Clare's Adm'x	45 (1888)	Blatchford	none	none	C.C.S.D.N.Y.	reversed
United States v. Weld	51 (1888)	Lamar	none	none	Ct. Cl.	affirmed
Robards v. Lamb	58 (1888)	Harlan	none	none	Mo.	affirmed
Morgan v. Eggers	63 (1888)	Harlan	none	none	C.C.D. Ind.	affirmed
Page v. United States	67 (1888)	Blatchford	none	none	Ct. Cl.	affirmed
More v. Steinbach	70 (1888)	Field	none	none	C.C.D. Cal.	affirmed
Rucker v. Wheeler	85 (1888)	Harlan	none	none	C.C.D. Colo.	affirmed
Blacklock v. Small	96 (1888)	Blatchford	none	none	C.C.D.S.C.	reversed
Smith v. Bourbon Cnty.	105 (1888)	Matthews	none	none	C.C.D. Kan.	decree modified
Lawrence v. Merritt	113 (1888)	Miller	none	none	C.C.S.D.N.Y.	affirmed
Marye v. Baltimore & O.R.R. Co.	117 (1888)	Matthews	none	none	C.C.W.D. Va.	affirmed
United States v. J.C. Irwin & Co.	125 (1888)	Matthews	none	none	Ct. Cl.	reversed
Gleason v. District of Columbia	133 (1888)	Miller	none	none	Ct. Cl.	affirmed
Kelley & A. v. Town of Milan	139 (1888)	Blatchford	none	none	C.C.W.D. Tenn.	affirmed
Norton v. Town of Dyersburg	160 (1888)	Blatchford	none	none	C.C.W.D. Tenn.	affirmed
Forncrook v. Root	176 (1888)	Blatchford	none	none	C.C.N.D. Ohio	affirmed
United States v. Louisiana	182 (1888)	Blatchford	none	none	Ct. Cl.	reversed
Whitbeck v. Mercantile Nat'l Bank	193 (1888)	Miller	none	none	C.C.N.D. Ohio	affirmed
Peoria & P.U. Ry. Co. v. Chicago et al. R.R. Co.	200 (1888)	Gray	none	none	C.C.N.D. Ill.	affirmed
Missouri P. Ry. Co. v. Mackey	205 (1888)	Field	none	none	Kan.	affirmed
Minneapolis & S.L. Ry. Co. v. Herrick	210 (1888)	Field	none	none	Minn.	affirmed
United States v. Broadhead	212 (1888)	Miller	none	none	C.C.D. Cal.	dismissed
Jones's Adm'r v. Craig	213 (1888)	Miller	none	none	C.C.D. Neb.	dismissed
De Saussure v. Gaillard	216 (1888)	Matthews	none	none	S.C.	dismissed
Porter v. White	235 (1888)	Blatchford	none	none	Sup. Ct. D.C.	affirmed
Bayard v. United States ex rel. White	246 (1888)	Blatchford	none	none	Sup. Ct. D.C.	reversed
United States ex rel. Angarica v. Bayard	251 (1888)	Blatchford	none	none	Sup. Ct. D.C.	affirmed
Cornell v. Weidner	261 (1888)	Gray	none	none	C.C.E.D. Mich.	affirmed
Wisconsin v. Pelican Ins. Co.	265 (1888)	Gray	none	none	original	judgment for defendant
Colton v. Colton	300 (1888)	Matthews	none	none	C.C.D. Cal.	reversed
Cameron v. Hodges	322 (1888)	Miller	none	none	C.C.W.D. Tenn.	reversed
Culbertson v. H. Witbeck Co.	326 (1888)	Miller	none	none	C.C.W.D. Mich.	affirmed
United States v. Beebe	338 (1888)	Lamar	none	none	C.C.E.D. Ark.	affirmed
Noyes v. Mantle	348 (1888)	Field	none	none	Sup. Ct. Mont.	affirmed
Mosler et al. Co. v. Mosler B. & Co.	354 (1888)	Blatchford	none	none	C.C.S.D. Ohio	affirmed
Herrman v. Arthur's Ex'rs	363 (1888)	Blatchford	none	none	C.C.S.D.N.Y.	reversed
Hendy v. Golden State et al. Works	370 (1888)	Blatchford	none	none	C.C.D. Cal.	affirmed
St. Paul P.W. v. Starling	376 (1888)	Gray	none	none	C.C.D. Minn.	dismissal denied
Arkansas V.S. Co. v. Belden M. Co.	379 (1888)	Gray	none	none	C.C.D. Colo.	affirmed
Mosher v. St Louis et al. Ry. Co.	390 (1888)	Gray	none	none	C.C.E.D. Mo.	affirmed
Holland v. Shipley	396 (1888)	Gray	none	none	C.C.S.D. Ohio	affirmed
Hosford v. Germania F. Ins. Co.	399 (1888)	Gray	none	none	C.C.D. Neb.	reversed
Hosford v. Hartford F. Ins. Co.	404 (1888)	Gray	none	none	C.C.D. Neb.	reversed
Chicago et al. Ry. Co. v. United States	406 (1888)	Field	none	none	Ct. Cl.	affirmed
Barnard v. District of Columbia	409 (1888)	Field	none	none	Ct. Cl.	affirmed
Ratterman v. Western Union T. Co.	411 (1888)	Miller	none	none	C.C.S.D. Ohio	affirmed
United States v. McLaughlin	428 (1888)	Bradley	none	none	C.C.N.D. Cal.	affirmed
Benson v. McMahon	457 (1888)	Miller	none	none	C.C.S.D.N.Y.	affirmed
Glacier Mt. S.M. Co. v. Willis	471 (1888)	Lamar	none	none	C.C.D. Colo.	reversed
Hegler v. Faulkner	482 (1888)	Miller	none	none	C.C.D. Neb.	reversed
Jenkins v. International Bank	484 (1888)	Matthews	none	none	Ill.	affirmed
Taylor v. Holmes	489 (1888)	Miller	none	none	C.C.W.D.N.C.	affirmed
Freedman's et al. Co. v. Shepherd	494 (1888)	Harlan	none	none	Sup. Ct. D.C.	affirmed
Robertson v. Sichel	507 (1888)	Blatchford	none	none	C.C.S.D.N.Y.	reversed
Stuart v. Gay	518 (1888)	Matthews	none	none	D.W. Va.	affirmed
Easton v. German A. Bank	532 (1888)	Matthews	none	none	C.C.S.D.N.Y.	affirmed
Callan v. Wilson	540 (1888)	Harlan	none	none	Sup. Ct. D.C.	reversed
Joyce v. Chillicothe et al. Co.	557 (1888)	Blatchford	none	none	C.C.S.D. Ohio	affirmed
Flower v. City of Detroit	563 (1888)	Blatchford	none	none	C.C.E.D. Mich.	affirmed
Arthur's Ex'rs v. Vietor	572 (1888)	Blatchford	none	none	C.C.S.D.N.Y.	reversed
Brown v. District of Columbia	579 (1888)	Lamar	none	none	Ct. Cl.	affirmed
Allen v. Gillette	589 (1888)	Lamar	none	none	C.C.E.D. Tex.	affirmed
Falk v. Moebs	597 (1888)	Lamar	none	none	C.C.E.D. Mich.	affirmed
Robertson v. Downing, S. & Co.	607 (1888)	Field	none	none	C.C.S.D.N.Y.	affirmed
St. Romes v. Levee et al. Co.	614 (1888)	Bradley	none	none	C.C.E.D. La.	reversed
Robbins v. Rollins's Ex'rs	622 (1888)	Bradley	none	none	Sup. Ct. D.C.	reversed
Calhoun v. Lanaux	634 (1888)	Bradley	none	none	La.	affirmed
Leloup v. Port of Mobile	640 (1888)	Bradley	none	none	Ala.	reversed
Farmers' L. & T. Co. v. Newman	649 (1888)	Harlan	none	none	C.C.W.D. Mo.	reversed
Travellers' Ins. Co. v. McConkey	661 (1888)	Harlan	none	none	C.C.N.D. Iowa	reversed
Nickerson v. Nickerson	668 (1888)	Harlan	none	none	Sup. Ct. D.C.	affirmed
Powell v. Pennsylvania	678 (1888)	Harlan	none	Field	Pa.	affirmed
Walker v. Pennsylvania	699 (1888)	Harlan	none	none	Pa.	affirmed
Mahon v. Justice	700 (1888)	Field	none	Bradley	C.C.D. Ky.	affirmed
Sewall v. Haymaker	719 (1888)	Harlan	none	none	C.C.S.D. Ohio	reversed
In re Coy	731 (1888)	Miller	none	Field	C.C.D. Ind.	affirmed
Craig v. Leitensdorfer	764 (1888)	Miller	none	none	C.C.D. Colo.	order to pay costs
In re Burdett	771 (1888)	Miller	none	none	C.C.E.D. Mich.	mandamus denied
Seagrist v. Crabtree	773 (1888)	Miller	none	none	Sup. Ct. Terr. N.M.	dismissal denied
Hunt v. Blackburn	774 (1888)	Miller	none	none	C.C.E.D. Ark.	continued
Marchand v. Livandais	775 (1888)	Miller	none	none	C.C.E.D. La.	dismissal denied
Western et al. Co. v. McGillis	776 (1888)	Miller	none	none	C.C.N.D. Ill.	bond order denied

Notes and references

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

External links

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