List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 9

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This is a list of cases reported in volume 9 (5 Cranch) of United States Reports , decided by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1809. [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").

William Cranch

Starting with the 5th volume of U.S. Reports, the Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States was William Cranch. Cranch was Reporter of Decisions from 1801 to 1815, covering volumes 5 through 13 of United States Reports which correspond to volumes 1 through 9 of his Cranch's Reports. As such, the complete citation to, for example, Cooke v. Woodrow is 9 U.S. (5 Cranch) 13 (1809).

Justices of the Supreme Court at the time of 9 U.S. (5 Cranch)

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 9 U.S. (5 Cranch) were decided, the Court comprised these seven justices:

PortraitJusticeOfficeHome StateSucceededDate confirmed by the Senate
(Vote)		Tenure on Supreme Court
John Marshall by Henry Inman, 1832.jpg John Marshall Chief Justice Virginia Oliver Ellsworth January 27, 1801
(Acclamation)		February 4, 1801
–
July 6, 1835
(Died)
WilliamCushing.jpg William Cushing
Associate Justice Massachusetts original seat establishedSeptember 26, 1789
(Acclamation)		February 2, 1790
–
September 13, 1810
(Died)
Samuel Chase.jpg Samuel Chase
Associate Justice Maryland John Blair, Jr. January 27, 1796
(Acclamation)		February 4, 1796
–
June 19, 1811
(Died)
BushrodWashington.jpg Bushrod Washington
Associate Justice Virginia James Wilson December 20, 1798
(Acclamation)		November 9, 1798
(Recess Appointment)
–
November 26, 1829
(Died)
WilliamJohnson.jpg William Johnson
Associate Justice South Carolina Alfred Moore March 24, 1804
(Acclamation)		May 7, 1804
–
August 4, 1834
(Died)
Henry Brockholst Livingston.jpg Henry Brockholst Livingston
Associate Justice New York William Paterson December 17, 1806
(Acclamation)		January 20, 1807
–
March 18, 1823
(Died)
Thomas Todd SCOTUS.jpg Thomas Todd
Associate Justice Kentucky new seatMarch 2, 1807
(Acclamation)		March 3, 1807
–
February 7, 1826
(Died)

Notable cases in 9 U.S. (5 Cranch)

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First Bank of the United States building, Philadelphia

Bank of the United States v. Deveaux

Bank of the United States v. Deveaux , 9 U.S. (5 Cranch) 61 (1809) is an early US corporate law case, in which the Court held that corporations have the capacity to sue in federal court.

Hodgson v. Bowerbank

In Hodgson v. Bowerbank , 9 U.S. (5 Cranch) 303 (1809), the Court held part of the Judiciary Act of 1789 unconstitutional. The invalidated portion had purported to confer on federal courts the jurisdiction to try cases between aliens. [3]

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 9 U.S. (5 Cranch)

Case NamePage and yearOpinion of the CourtConcurring opinion(s)Dissenting opinion(s)Lower CourtDisposition
Alexander v. City of Alexandria 1 (1809) Marshallnonenone C.C.D.C. reversed
United States v. Weeks 1 (1809) per curiam nonenone D. Me. dismissed
Henderson v. Moore 11 (1809) Marshallnonenone C.C.D.C. affirmed
Cooke v. Woodrow 13 (1809) Marshallnonenone C.C.D.C. affirmed
Mandeville v. Wilson 15 (1809) Marshallnonenone C.C.D.C. affirmed
Fairfax's Executor v. Fairfax 19 (1809) Marshallnonenone C.C.D.C. reversed
M‘Keen v. Delancy's Lessee 22 (1809) Marshallnonenone C.C.D. Pa. affirmed
Tucker v. Oxley 34 (1809) Marshallnonenone C.C.D.C. reversed
Young v. Bank of Alexandria 45 (1809) Marshallnonenone C.C.D.C. affirmed
Yeaton v. Bank of Alexandria 49 (1809) MarshallnoneJohnson C.C.D.C. affirmed
Hope Insurance Company v. Boardman 57 (1809) per curiam nonenone C.C.D.R.I. reversed
Bank of the United States v. Deveaux 61 (1809) Marshallnonenone C.C.D. Ga. reversed
Matthews v. Zane's Lessee 92 (1809) Marshallnonenone Ohio affirmed
Hodgson v. Marine Insurance Company 100 (1809) CushingJohnsonnone C.C.D.C. reversed
United States v. Peters 115 (1809) Marshallnonenone D. Pa. mandamus issued
Violett v. Patton 142 (1809) Marshallnonenone C.C.D.C. affirmed
Pierce v. Turner 154 (1809) WashingtonnoneJohnson C.C.D.C. affirmed
Kempe's Lessee v. Kennedy 173 (1809) Marshallnonenone C.C.D.N.J. affirmed
Marine Insurance Company v. Young 187 (1809) Cushingnonenone C.C.D.C. affirmed
Bodley v. Taylor 191 (1809) Marshallnonenone D. Ky. affirmed
Taylor v. Brown 234 (1809) Marshallnonenone D. Ky. reversed
United States v. Arthur 257 (1809) Marshallnonenone D. Ky. reversed
Hepburn v. Auld 262 (1809) MarshallJohnsonLivingston C.C.D.C. reversed
United States v. Evans 280 (1809) Marshallnonenone D. Ky. affirmed
Yeaton v. United States 281 (1809) Marshallnonenone C.C.D. Md. reversed
United States v. Potts 284 (1809) Marshallnonenone C.C.D. Md. certification
Rush v. Parker 287 (1809) per curiam noneLivingston C.C.D. Md. dismissed
Logan v. Patrick 288 (1809) per curiam nonenone C.C.D. Ky. certification
Rodford v. Craig 289 (1809) per curiam nonenone C.C.D.S.C. certification
Harrison v. Sterry 289 (1809) Marshallnonenone C.C.D.S.C. certification
Hodgson v. Bowerbank 303 (1809) Marshallnonenonenot indicatednot indicated
Browne v. Strode 303 (1809) per curiam nonenonenot indicatednot indicated
Keene v. United States 304 (1809) Livingstonnonenone C.C.D.C. affirmed
United States v. Riddle 311 (1809) Marshallnonenone C.C.D.C. affirmed
Himely v. Rose 313 (1809) MarshallnoneJohnson C.C.D.S.C. reversed
Welsh v. Mandeville 321 (1809) per curiam nonenonenot indicateddismissed
Riddle and Company v. Mandeville 322 (1809) Marshallnonenone C.C.D.C. reversed
Dulany v. Hodgkin 333 (1809) per curiam nonenone C.C.D.C. affirmed
Yeaton v. Fry 335 (1809) Marshallnonenone C.C.D.C. affirmed
Owings v. Norwood's Lessee 344 (1809) Marshallnonenone Md. dismissed
Moss v. Riddle and Company 351 (1809) Marshallnonenone C.C.D.C. affirmed
Brent v. Chapman 358 (1809) Marshallnonenone C.C.D.C. affirmed
Auld v. Norwood 361 (1809) per curiam nonenone C.C.D.C. affirmed
Slacum v. Simms 363 (1809) Marshallnonenone C.C.D.C. reversed
United States v. Vowell 368 (1809) Marshallnonenone C.C.D.C. affirmed
The Sloop Sally 372 (1809) per curiam nonenone D. Me. dismissed

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.
    3. ↑ Varat, J.D. Constitutional Law Cases and Materials, Concise Thirteenth Edition. Foundation Press, New York, NY: 2009, p. 33

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