List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 284

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This is a list of cases reported in volume 284 of United States Reports , decided by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1931 and 1932.

Contents

Justices of the Supreme Court at the time of volume 284 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 284 were decided the Court comprised the following nine members:

PortraitJusticeOfficeHome StateSucceededDate confirmed by the Senate
(Vote)
Tenure on Supreme Court
Charles Evans Hughes cph.3b15401.jpg Charles Evans Hughes Chief Justice New York William Howard Taft February 13, 1930
(52–26)
February 24, 1930

June 30, 1941
(Retired)
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr circa 1930-edit.jpg Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. Associate Justice Massachusetts Horace Gray December 4, 1902
(Acclamation)
December 8, 1902

January 12, 1932
(Retired)
Willis Van Devanter.jpg Willis Van Devanter Associate Justice Wyoming Edward Douglass White (as Associate Justice)December 15, 1910
(Acclamation)
January 3, 1911

June 2, 1937
(Retired)
Jamescmcreynolds.jpg James Clark McReynolds Associate Justice Tennessee Horace Harmon Lurton August 29, 1914
(44–6)
October 12, 1914

January 31, 1941
(Retired)
Brandeisl.jpg Louis Brandeis Associate Justice Massachusetts Joseph Rucker Lamar June 1, 1916
(47–22)
June 5, 1916

February 13, 1939
(Retired)
Justice George Sutherland 5.jpg George Sutherland Associate Justice Utah John Hessin Clarke September 5, 1922
(Acclamation)
October 2, 1922

January 17, 1938
(Retired)
Pierce Butler.jpg Pierce Butler Associate Justice Minnesota William R. Day December 21, 1922
(61–8)
January 2, 1923

November 16, 1939
(Died)
Chief Justice Harlan Fiske Stone photograph circa 1927-1932.jpg Harlan F. Stone Associate Justice New York Joseph McKenna February 5, 1925
(71–6)
March 2, 1925

July 2, 1941
(Continued as chief justice)
Owen J. Roberts cph.3b11988.jpg Owen Roberts Associate Justice Pennsylvania Edward Terry Sanford May 20, 1930
(Acclamation)
June 2, 1930

July 31, 1945
(Resigned)

Notable Case in 284 U.S.

Blockberger v. United States

Blockburger v. United States , 284 U.S. 299 (1932),is a landmark decision which established the "same elements test" to determine if two offenses are the same for the purposes of double jeopardy. [2] Under the Blockburger test, a defendant may be convicted of two offenses arising out of the same criminal incident if each crime contains an element that is not found in the other.

Federal court system

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. On January 1, 1912, the effective date of the Judicial Code of 1911, the old Circuit Courts were abolished, with their remaining trial court jurisdiction transferred to the U.S. District Courts.

List of cases in volume 284 U.S.

Case nameCitationOpinion of the CourtVoteConcurring opinion or statementDissenting opinion or statementProcedural jurisdictionResult
United States v. Kirby Lumber Company 284 U.S. 1 (1931) Holmes9-0nonenone certiorari to the United States Court of Claims (Ct. Cl.)judgment reversed
Moore v. Bay 284 U.S. 4 (1931) Holmes9-0nonenone certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (9th Cir.)decree reversed
Public Service Commission of Indiana v. Batesville Telephone Company 284 U.S. 6 (1931) per curiam 9-0nonenone appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (7th Cir.)appeal dismissed
Bandini Petroleum Company v. Superior Court, Los Angeles County 284 U.S. 8 (1931) Hughes9-0nonenone appeal from the California Courts of Appeal (Cal. Dist. Ct. App.)judgment affirmed
Cumberland Coal Company v. Board of Revision of Tax Assessments in Greene County, Pennsylvania 284 U.S. 23 (1931) Hughes9-0nonenone certiorari to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court (Pa.)decrees reversed, and causes remanded
Santovincenzo, Consul General of Italy at New York v. Egan 284 U.S. 30 (1931) Hughes9-0nonenone appeal from the New York County Surrogate's Court (N.Y. Cnty. Sur. Ct.)decree reversed, and cause remanded
State Tax Commission of Mississippi v. Interstate Natural Gas Company 284 U.S. 41 (1931) Holmes9-0nonenone appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi (S.D. Miss.)decree affirmed
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company v. Kuhn 284 U.S. 44 (1931) McReynolds9-0nonenone certiorari to the Ohio Supreme Court (Ohio), and to the Court of Appeals of Pike County, Ohiojudgment reversed, and cause remanded
Western Pacific California Railroad Company v. Southern Pacific Company 284 U.S. 47 (1931) McReynolds9-0nonenone certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (9th Cir.)judgment reversed
Permutit Company v. Graver Corporation 284 U.S. 52 (1931) Brandeis9-0nonenone certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (7th Cir.)judgment affirmed
De Laval Steam Turbine Company v. United States 284 U.S. 61 (1931) Sutherland9-0nonenone certiorari to the United States Court of Claims (Ct. Cl.)judgment affirmed
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Company v. Bolle 284 U.S. 74 (1931) Sutherland9-0nonenone certiorari to the Appellate Court of Illinois (App. Ct. Ill.)judgment reversed
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company v. United States 284 U.S. 80 (1931) Sutherland6-3noneStone (opinion; joined by Holmes and Brandeis) appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (N.D. Ill.)decree reversed
Louisiana Public Service Commission v. Texas and New Orleans Railroad Company 284 U.S. 125 (1931) Butler9-0nonenone appeals from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (E.D. La.)decrees affirmed
Handy and Harman v. Burnet, Commissioner of Internal Revenue 284 U.S. 136 (1931) Butler9-0nonenone certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (2d Cir.)judgment affirmed
United States v. Murdock 284 U.S. 141 (1931) Butler9-0nonenone appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois (S.D. Ill.)judgment reversed
Hardware Dealers Mutual Fire Insurance Company v. Glidden Company 284 U.S. 151 (1931) Stone9-0nonenone appeal from the Minnesota Supreme Court (Minn.)judgment affirmed
Phillips, Collector of Internal Revenue v. Dime Trust and Safe Deposit Company 284 U.S. 160 (1931) Stone9-0nonenone certified question from the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (3d Cir.)judgment reversed
United States v. Ryan 284 U.S. 167 (1931) Stone9-0nonenone certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (9th Cir.)judgment reversed
Sun Insurance Office v. Scott 284 U.S. 177 (1931) Roberts9-0nonenone certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (6th Cir.)judgments reversed, and causes remanded
Mecom v. Fitzsimmons Drilling Company, Inc. 284 U.S. 183 (1931) Roberts9-0nonenone certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (10th Cir.)judgment reversed, and cause remanded to the United States District Court with directions to set aside the judgment and remand the case to the state court
Southern Railroad Company v. Walters 284 U.S. 190 (1931) Roberts8-0[a]nonenone certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (8th Cir.)judgment reversed, and cause remanded
United States v. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company 284 U.S. 195 (1931) McReynolds6-3noneStone (opinion; with which Holmes and Brandeis concurred) appeal from the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (D.N.J.)decree affirmed
Hoeper v. Tax Commission of Wisconsin 284 U.S. 206 (1931) Roberts6-3noneHolmes (opinion; with which Brandeis and Stone concurred) appeal from the Wisconsin Supreme Court (Wis.)judgment reversed, and cause remanded
Bradford Electric Light Company v. Clapper 284 U.S. 221 (1931) Hughes9-0nonenone appeal from and petition for certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (1st Cir.)appeals dismissed, and writ of certiorari granted
Van Huffel v. Harkelrode 284 U.S. 225 (1931) Brandeis9-0nonenone certiorari to the Court of Appeals of Trumbull County, Ohio, and to the Ohio Supreme Court (Ohio)judgment reversed in one case; certiorari discharged in one case
Wilbur, Secretary of the Interior v. United States ex rel. Vindicator Consolidated Gold Mining Company 284 U.S. 231 (1931) Butler9-0nonenone certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (D.C. Cir.)judgments affirmed
Iowa-Des Moines National Bank v. Bennett 284 U.S. 239 (1931) Brandeis9-0nonenone certiorari to the Iowa Supreme Court (Iowa)judgment reversed
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company v. United States 284 U.S. 248 (1932) Hughes9-0nonenone appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (N.D. Ill.)order of the District Court refusing an interlocutory injunction reversed, and cause remanded with direction to grant the injunction as prayed
Marine Transit Corporation v. Dreyfus 284 U.S. 263 (1932) Hughes9-0nonenone certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (2d Cir.)decree affirmed
United States ex rel. Polymeris v. Trudell, Immigration Inspector 284 U.S. 279 (1932) Holmes9-0nonenone certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (2d Cir.)judgment affirmed
Lewis v. Reynolds, Collector of Internal Revenue 284 U.S. 281 (1932) McReynolds9-0nonenone certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (10th Cir.)judgment affirmed
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company v. Terte 284 U.S. 284 (1932) McReynolds8-0[a]nonenone certiorari to the Missouri Supreme Court (Mo.)judgment reversed, and cause remanded
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company v. United States 284 U.S. 288 (1932) Brandeis9-0nonenone appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of South Carolina (W.D.S.C.)judgment affirmed
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Company v. Industrial Commission of Illinois 284 U.S. 296 (1932) Sutherland9-0nonenone certiorari to the Circuit Court of Cook County (Cir. Ct. Cook Cnty.)judgment affirmed
Blockburger v. United States 284 U.S. 299 (1932) Sutherland9-0nonenone certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (7th Cir.)judgment affirmed
Denton v. Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad Company 284 U.S. 305 (1932) Sutherland9-0nonenone certiorari to the Mississippi Supreme Court (Miss.)judgment affirmed
First National Bank of Boston v. Maine 284 U.S. 312 (1932) Sutherland6-3noneStone (opinion; with which Holmes and Brandeis concurred) appeal from the Maine Supreme Judicial Court (Me.)judgment reversed, and cause remanded
Hodge Drive-It-Yourself Company v. City of Cincinnati 284 U.S. 335 (1932) Butler9-0nonenone appeal from the Ohio Supreme Court (Ohio)judgment affirmed
Southern Railroad Company v. Kentucky 284 U.S. 338 (1932) Butler8-0[a]nonenone appeals from the Kentucky Court of Appeals (Ky.)judgment affirmed
American Hide and Leather Company v. United States 284 U.S. 343 (1932) Stone9-0nonenone certiorari to the United States Court of Claims (Ct. Cl.)judgment reversed
Matson Navigation Company v. United States 284 U.S. 352 (1932) Stone9-0nonenone certiorari to the United States Court of Claims (Ct. Cl.)judgment affirmed
Transit Commission v. United States 284 U.S. 360 (1932) Roberts9-0nonenone appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (S.D.N.Y.)judgment affirmed
Arizona Grocery Company v. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company 284 U.S. 370 (1932) Roberts7-2noneHolmes and Brandeis (joint short statement) certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (9th Cir.)judgment affirmed
Dunn v. United States 284 U.S. 390 (1932) Holmes8-1noneButler (opinion) certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (9th Cir.)judgment affirmed
Baltimore and Philadelphia Steamboat Company v. Norton 284 U.S. 408 (1932) Butler9-0nonenone certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (3d Cir.)judgment affirmed as modified
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company v. Bezue 284 U.S. 415 (1932) Roberts9-0nonenone certiorari to the New York Supreme Court (N.Y. Sup. Ct.)judgment reversed, and cause remanded
Blackmer v. United States 284 U.S. 421 (1932) Hughes8-0[b]nonenone certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (D.C. Cir.)decrees affirmed
Henkel v. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railroad Company 284 U.S. 444 (1932) Hughes9-0nonenone certified question from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (8th Cir.) certified question answered
Leman v. Krentler-Arnold Hinge Last Company 284 U.S. 448 (1932) Hughes8-1noneMcReynolds (short statement) certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (1st Cir.)judgment reversed in one case; judgment affirmed in one case
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company v. Saxon 284 U.S. 458 (1932) McReynolds9-0nonenone certiorari to the Texas Supreme Court (Tex.)judgment below reversed, and cause remanded
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company v. David 284 U.S. 460 (1932) McReynolds9-0nonenone certiorari to the Missouri Supreme Court (Mo.)judgment below reversed, and cause remanded
Central Pacific Railroad Company v. Alameda County 284 U.S. 463 (1932) Sutherland9-0nonenone certiorari to the California Supreme Court (Cal.)decree affirmed
United States Navigation Company v. Cunard Steamship Company 284 U.S. 474 (1932) Sutherland9-0nonenone certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (2d Cir.)decree affirmed
Bergholm v. Peoria Life Insurance Company 284 U.S. 489 (1932) Sutherland9-0nonenone certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (5th Cir.)judgment affirmed
Singleton v. Cheek 284 U.S. 493 (1932) Sutherland9-0nonenone certiorari to the Oklahoma Supreme Court (Okla.)judgment reversed
Miller, Collector of Internal Revenue v. Standard Nut Margarine Company of Florida 284 U.S. 498 (1932) Butler7-2noneStone (opinion; joined by Brandeis) certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (5th Cir.)decrees affirmed
United States Cartridge Company v. United States 284 U.S. 511 (1932) Butler9-0nonenone certiorari to the United States Court of Claims (Ct. Cl.)judgment reversed
Matthews v. Rodgers 284 U.S. 521 (1932) Stone9-0nonenone appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi (N.D. Miss.)judgment reversed
Stratton, Secretary of State of Illinois v. St. Louis Southwestern Railroad Company 284 U.S. 530 (1932) Stone9-0nonenone appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois (S.D. Ill.)judgment reversed
Utah v. United States 284 U.S. 534 (1932) Stone9-0nonenone certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (10th Cir.)decree affirmed
Realty Acceptance Corporation v. Montgomery 284 U.S. 547 (1932) Roberts8-0[a]nonenone certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (3d Cir.)order affirmed
Old Colony Railroad Company v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 284 U.S. 552 (1932) Roberts9-0nonenone certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (1st Cir.)judgment reversed
American Surety Company of New York v. Greek Catholic Union 284 U.S. 563 (1932) Roberts8-1noneMcReynolds (without opinion) certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (3d Cir.)judgment reversed
[a] Stone took no part in the case
[b] Roberts took no part in the case

Notes and references

    1. "Supreme Court Research Guide". Georgetown Law Library. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
    2. "Blockburger Test Law and Legal Definition | USLegal, Inc".