List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 47

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List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 47
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This is a list of cases reported in volume 47 (6 How.) of United States Reports , decided by the Supreme Court of the United States from December 1847 to March 1848. [1]

Contents

Nominative reports

In 1874, the U.S. government created the United States Reports, and retroactively numbered older privately-published case reports as part of the new series. As a result, cases appearing in volumes 1–90 of U.S. Reports have dual citation forms; one for the volume number of U.S. Reports, and one for the volume number of the reports named for the relevant reporter of decisions (these are called "nominative reports").

Benjamin Chew Howard

Starting with the 42nd volume of U.S. Reports, the Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States was Benjamin Chew Howard. Howard was Reporter of Decisions from 1843 to 1860, covering volumes 42 through 65 of United States Reports which correspond to volumes 1 through 24 of his Howard's Reports. As such, the dual form of citation to, for example, Stacy v. Thrasher ex rel. Sellers is 47 U.S. (6 How.) 44 (1848).

Justices of the Supreme Court at the time of 47 U.S. (6 How.)

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). [2] 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 47 U.S. (6 How.) were decided the Court comprised these nine members:

PortraitJusticeOfficeHome StateSucceededDate confirmed by the Senate
(Vote)		Tenure on Supreme Court
Roger B. Taney - Brady-Handy.jpg Roger B. Taney Chief Justice Maryland John Marshall March 15, 1836
(29–15)		March 28, 1836
–
October 12, 1864
(Died)
Justice John McLean daguerreotype by Mathew Brady 1849.jpg John McLean Associate Justice Ohio Robert Trimble March 7, 1829
(Acclamation)		January 11, 1830
–
April 4, 1861
(Died)
JMWayne2.jpg James Moore Wayne Associate Justice Georgia William Johnson January 9, 1835
(Acclamation)		January 14, 1835
–
July 5, 1867
(Died)
John Catron - Brady-Handy.jpg John Catron Associate Justice Tennessee newly created seatMarch 8, 1837
(28–15)		May 1, 1837
–
May 30, 1865
(Died)
John McKinley.jpg John McKinley Associate Justice Alabama newly created seatSeptember 25, 1837
(Acclamation)		January 9, 1838
–
July 19, 1852
(Died)
Peter Vivian Daniel, US Supreme Court Justice, c1860.jpg Peter Vivian Daniel Associate Justice Virginia Philip P. Barbour March 2, 1841
(25–5)		January 10, 1842
–
May 31, 1860
(Died)
Samuel Nelson - Brady-Handy.jpg Samuel Nelson Associate Justice New York Smith Thompson February 14, 1845
(Acclamation)		February 27, 1845
–
November 28, 1872
(Retired)
JdgLWoodbury.jpg Levi Woodbury Associate Justice New Hampshire Joseph Story January 31, 1846
(Acclamation)		September 23, 1845
–
September 4, 1851
(Died)
Robert Cooper Grier - Brady-Handy.jpg Robert Cooper Grier Associate Justice Pennsylvania Henry Baldwin August 4, 1846
(Acclamation)		August 10, 1846
–
January 31, 1870
(Retired)

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 47 U.S. (6 How.)

Case NamePage & yearOpinion of the CourtConcurring opinion(s)Dissenting opinion(s)Lower CourtDisposition
Sims v. Hundley 1 (1847) Taneynonenone C.C.S.D. Miss. affirmed
Gwin v. Barton 7 (1847) Taneynonenone C.C.S.D. Miss. reversed
United States v. Daniel 11 (1847) McLeannonenone C.C.D.N.C. certification
Collier v. Stanbrough 14 (1847) Catronnonenone La. affirmed
Bailey v. Dozier 23 (1848) Nelsonnonenone C.C.S.D. Miss. reversed
Bank of the U.S. v. Moss 31 (1847) Woodburynonenone C.C.S.D. Miss. reversed
Nesmith v. Sheldon 41 (1848) Taneynonenone C.C.D. Mich. certification
Stacy v. Thrasher ex rel. Sellers 44 (1848) Griernonenone C.C.E.D. La. reversed
van Ness v. van Ness 62 (1848) Taneynonenone C.C.D.C. dismissed
Marshall v. Beall 70 (1848) Catronnonenone C.C.D.C. reversed
Villabolos v. United States 81 (1848) TaneynonenoneFla. Super. Ct.dismissed
Brashear v. Mason 92 (1848) Nelsonnonenone C.C.D.C. affirmed
De Armas's Heirs v. United States 103 (1848) Taneynonenone D. La. dismissed
United States v. Curry 106 (1848) Taneynonenone D. La. dismissed
Davis v. Tileston & Co. 114 (1848) Woodburynonenone N.D. Miss. reversed
Mathewson v. Clarke 122 (1848) McLeannonenone C.C.D.R.I. reversed
Curtis v. Innerarity 146 (1848) GriernonenoneCt. App. Terr. Fla. affirmed
Shelton v. Tiffin 163 (1848) McLeannonenone C.C.E.D. La. reversed
Pease v. Dwight 190 (1848) Waynenonenone C.C.D. Mich. affirmed
Forgay v. Conrad 201 (1848) Taneynonenone C.C.D. La. dismissal denied
Perkins v. Fourniquet 206 (1848) Taneynonenone C.C.D. La. dismissed
Pulliam v. Christian 209 (1848) McLeannonenone C.C.E.D. Va. dismissed
Bank of the Metropolis v. New Eng. Bank 212 (1848) Taneynonenone C.C.D.C. reversed
Bein v. Heath 228 (1848) McLeannonenone C.C.E.D. La. affirmed
Bowling v. Harrison 248 (1848) Griernonenone C.C.S.D. Miss. affirmed
Sheppard v. Wilson 260 (1848) GriernonenoneSup. Ct. Terr. Iowa affirmed
United States v. Hodge 279 (1848) McLeannonenone C.C.E.D. La. reversed
Bush v. Marshall 284 (1848) GriernonenoneSup. Ct. Terr. Iowa affirmed
McMicken v. Webb 292 (1848) Danielnonenone C.C.E.D. La. affirmed
Planters' Bank v. Sharp 301 (1848) Woodburynonenone Miss. reversed
New Jersey S.N. Co. v. Merchants' Bank 344 (1848) NelsonCatron, WoodburyDaniel C.C.D.R.I. affirmed
Hogg v. Emerson 437 (1848) Woodburynonenone C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed
Houston v. City Bank 486 (1848) Taneynonenone La. reversed
West R.B. Co. v. Dix 507 (1848) DanielMcLean, Woodburynone Vt. affirmed
Patterson v. Gaines 550 (1848) Waynenonenone C.C.E.D. La. reversed
United States v. Yates 605 (1848) Taneynonenone D. La. appearance struck

Notes and references

    1. ↑ Anne Ashmore, DATES OF SUPREME COURT DECISIONS AND ARGUMENTS, Library, Supreme Court of the United States, 26 December 2018.
    2. ↑ "Supreme Court Research Guide". Georgetown Law Library. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

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