This is a list of cases reported in volume 96 of United States Reports, decided by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1877 and 1878.Anne Ashmore, DATES OF SUPREME COURT DECISIONS AND ARGUMENTS, Library, Supreme Court of the United States, 26 December 2018.

Justices of the Supreme Court at the time of 96 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). 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 96 U.S. were decided the Court comprised the following nine members:

Portrait Justice Office Home State Succeeded Date confirmed by the Senate(Vote) Tenure on Supreme Court Morrison Waite Chief Justice Ohio Salmon P. Chase (63–0) –March 23, 1888(Died) Nathan Clifford Associate Justice Maine Benjamin Robbins Curtis (26–23) –July 25, 1881(Died) Noah Haynes Swayne Associate Justice Ohio John McLean (38–1) –January 24, 1881(Retired) Samuel Freeman Miller Associate Justice Iowa Peter Vivian Daniel (Acclamation) –October 13, 1890(Died) Stephen Johnson Field Associate Justice California newly created seat (Acclamation)–December 1, 1897(Retired) William Strong Associate Justice Pennsylvania Robert Cooper Grier (No vote recorded) –December 14, 1880(Retired) Joseph P. Bradley Associate Justice New Jersey newly created seat (46–9) –January 22, 1892(Died) Ward Hunt Associate Justice New York Samuel Nelson (Acclamation) –January 27, 1882(Retired) John Marshall Harlan Associate Justice Kentucky David Davis (Acclamation) –October 14, 1911(Died)

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. "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 96 U.S.

Case Name Page and year Opinion of the Court Concurring opinion(s) Dissenting opinion(s) Lower Court Disposition Pensacola Telegraph Company v. Western Union Telegraph Company 1 (1878) Waite none Field; Hunt C.C.N.D. Fla. affirmed Jones v. United States 24 (1878) Clifford none none Ct. Cl. affirmed United States v. State National Bank 30 (1878) Swayne none none Ct. Cl. affirmed United States v. Clark 37 (1878) Miller none Harlan Ct. Cl. reversed Cromwell v. Sac County 51 (1878) Field none none C.C.D. Iowa reversed St. Clair County Turnpike Company v. Illinois 63 (1878) Bradley none none Ill. affirmed Tennessee v. Sneed 69 (1877) Hunt none none Tenn. affirmed Meister v. Moore 76 (1878) Strong none none C.C.W.D. Pa. reversed Southern Life Insurance Company v. McCain 84 (1878) Field none none C.C.S.D. Ala. affirmed McAllister v. Kuhn 87 (1878) Waite none none Sup. Ct. Terr. Utah affirmed King v. Pardee 90 (1878) Bradley none none C.C.W.D. Pa. affirmed Davidson v. City of New Orleans 97 (1878) Miller Bradley none La. affirmed Arthur v. Morrison 108 (1878) Hunt none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed Arthur v. Lahey 112 (1878) Hunt none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed Arthur v. Unkart 118 (1878) Hunt none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. reversed Arthur v. Zimmerman 124 (1878) Hunt none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed Arthur v. Stephani 125 (1878) Hunt none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed Arthur v. Sussfield 128 (1878) Hunt none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed Murphy v. Arnson 131 (1878) Hunt none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed Arthur v. Davies 135 (1878) Hunt none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed Arthur v. Homer 137 (1878) Hunt none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed Arthur v. Herman 141 (1878) Hunt none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. reversed Arthur v. Rheims 143 (1878) Hunt none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. reversed Arthur v. Goddard 145 (1878) Hunt none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed Davies v. Arthur 148 (1878) Clifford none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed Kohlsaat v. Murphy 153 (1878) Clifford none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed Mitchell v. United States 162 (1878) Strong none none Ct. Cl. affirmed Natoma Water and Mining Company v. Bugbey 165 (1878) Waite none none Cal. affirmed Brawley v. United States 168 (1878) Bradley none none Ct. Cl. affirmed Ferguson v. McLaughlin 174 (1878) Miller none none Cal. affirmed Williams v. Bruffy 176 (1878) Field none none Va. reversed Dewing v. Perdicaries 193 (1878) Swayne none none C.C.D.S.C. affirmed Gold-Washing and Water Company v. Keyes 199 (1878) Waite none Bradley C.C.D. Cal. affirmed Dodge County v. Chandler 205 (1878) Bradley none none C.C.N.D. Neb. affirmed United States v. Clark County 211 (1878) Strong none Waite C.C.E.D. Mo. reversed Werner v. King 218 (1877) Miller none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. reversed United States v. Morrison 232 (1878) Waite none none Ct. Cl. affirmed Knickerbocker Life Insurance Company v. Norton 234 (1878) Bradley none Strong C.C.N.D. Ill. affirmed McLean v. Fleming 245 (1878) Clifford none none C.C.E.D. Mo. multiple - style="background: white" colspan=7 Trademark infringement requires a likelihood of misleading purchasers, not exact similitude; with laches, a court may deny past damages but still enjoin future infringement where infringement is clear. Ohio and Mississippi Railway Company v. McCarthy 258 (1878) Swayne none none C.C.E.D. Mo. affirmed Wheeler v. Union National Bank 268 (1878) Harlan none none N.Y. Super. Ct. affirmed Rock Creek Township v. Strong 271 (1878) Strong none none C.C.D. Kan. affirmed Conrad v. Waples 279 (1878) Field none none C.C.D. La. reversed Burbank v. Conrad 291 (1878) Field none Clifford La. affirmed City of San Antonio v. Mehaffy 312 (1878) Swayne none none C.C.W.D. Tex. affirmed McGarrahan v. New Idria Mining Company 316 (1878) Waite none none Cal. affirmed Ames v. Quimby 324 (1878) Hunt none none C.C.W.D. Mich. reversed Pullman v. Upton 328 (1878) Strong none none C.C.N.D. Ill. affirmed Peugh v. Davis 332 (1878) Field none none Sup. Ct. D.C. reversed Dial v. Reynolds 340 (1878) Swayne none none C.C.E.D. Tenn. affirmed Hitchcock v. City of Galveston 341 (1878) Strong none Bradley C.C.E.D. Tex. reversed Francis v. United States 354 (1878) Clifford none none Ct. Cl. affirmed United States v. Simmons 360 (1878) Harlan none none C.C.E.D.N.Y. certification United States v. Van Auken 366 (1878) Swayne none none C.C.W.D. Mich. certification Ex parte Schollenberger 369 (1878) Waite none none C.C.E.D. Pa. mandamus granted Wisconsin v. City of Duluth 379 (1878) Miller none none original dismissed Huntington v. National Union Savings Bank of the District of Columbia 388 (1878) Strong none none Sup. Ct. D.C. affirmed Dobbins's Distillery v. United States 395 (1878) Clifford none none C.C.D. Iowa affirmed McPherson v. Cox 404 (1878) Miller Strong none Sup. Ct. D.C. reversed United States v. Driscoll 421 (1878) Swayne none none Ct. Cl. reversed Walker v. Johnson 424 (1878) Miller none none C.C.N.D. Ill. affirmed Baird v. United States 430 (1878) Waite none none Ct. Cl. affirmed Murray v. City of Charleston 432 (1878) Strong none Miller S.C. reversed Indianapolis and St. Louis Railroad Company v. Vance 450 (1878) Harlan none none C.C.S.D. Ill. affirmed The Lady Pike 461 (1878) Clifford none none C.C.E.D. Wis. affirmed Casey v. Cavaroc 467 (1878) Bradley none none C.C.D. La. reversed Casey v. National Park Bank of New York 492 (1878) Bradley none none C.C.D. La. reversed Casey v. Schuchardt 494 (1878) Bradley none none C.C.D. La. reversed Casey v. Schneider 496 (1878) Bradley none none C.C.D.C. affirmed Maine Central Railroad Company v. Maine 499 (1878) Field none none Me. affirmed Atherton v. Fowler 513 (1878) Miller none Waite Cal. reversed Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Company v. City of Richmond 521 (1878) Waite none none Va. affirmed Moore v. Robbins 530 (1878) Miller none none Ill. reversed Tenth National Bank v. Warren 539 (1878) Hunt none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. reversed Wolf v. Stix 541 (1878) Waite none none Tenn. dismissed Union Mutual Life Insurance Company v. Mowry 544 (1878) Field none none C.C.D.R.I. reversed Schumacher v. Cornell 549 (1878) Swayne none none C.C.E.D. Wis. reversed Garfield v. Paris 557 (1878) Clifford none none C.C.E.D. Mich. affirmed United States v. Kaufman 567 (1878) Waite none none Ct. Cl. affirmed Insurance Company v. Eggleston 572 (1878) Bradley none none N.D. Miss. affirmed Bissell v. Heyward 580 (1878) Hunt none none C.C.D.S.C. affirmed Mutual Life Insurance Company v. Brune's Assignee 588 (1878) Strong none none C.C.D. Md. affirmed Railroad Company v. Collector 594 (1878) Waite none none original costs granted Edwards v. Kearzey 595 (1878) Swayne Clifford; Hunt none N.C. reversed Hayward v. Eliot National Bank 611 (1878) Harlan none none C.C.D. Mass. affirmed Gregory v. Morris 619 (1878) Waite none none Sup. Ct. Terr. Wyo. affirmed Brine v. Hartford Insurance Company 627 (1878) Miller none none C.C.N.D. Ill. reversed Union Gold Mining Company v. Rocky Mt. National Bank Company 640 (1878) Hunt none none Sup. Ct. Terr. Colo. affirmed Rocky Mt. National Bank Company v. Gossler 645 (1878) Clifford none none C.C.D. Mass. affirmed Ketchum v. Duncan 659 (1878) Strong none Clifford C.C.S.D. Ala. affirmed Ray County v. Vansycle 675 (1878) Harlan none none C.C.W.D. Mo. affirmed Hawkins v. United States 689 (1877) Clifford none none Ct. Cl. affirmed Felton v. United States 699 (1878) Field none none C.C.D. Mass. reversed Pratt v. Pratt 704 (1878) Miller none Clifford C.C.N.D. Ill. reversed Sage v. Railroad Company 712 (1878) Waite none none C.C.D. Iowa dismissal denied Morgan v. Chicago and Alton Railroad Company 716 (1878) Swayne none none C.C.N.D. Ill. affirmed O'Reilly v. Edrington 724 (1878) Waite none none C.C.S.D. Miss. dismissed Ex parte Jackson 727 (1878) Field none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. habeas corpus denied National Bank v. City of Omaha 737 (1878) Waite none none C.C.D. Neb. dismissed

Notes and references

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