This is a list of cases reported in volume 110 of United States Reports, decided by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1884.
Justices of the Supreme Court at the time of volume 110 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 volume 110 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) 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) Joseph P. Bradley Associate Justice New Jersey newly created seat (46–9) –January 22, 1892(Died) John Marshall Harlan Associate Justice Kentucky David Davis (Acclamation) –October 14, 1911(Died) William Burnham Woods Associate Justice Georgia William Strong (39–8) –May 14, 1887(Died) Stanley Matthews Associate Justice Ohio Noah Haynes Swayne (24–23) –March 22, 1889(Died) Horace Gray Associate Justice Massachusetts Nathan Clifford (51–5) –September 15, 1902(Died) Samuel Blatchford Associate Justice New York Ward Hunt (Acclamation) –July 7, 1893(Died)
Notable Cases in 110 U.S. Kellogg Bridge Co. v. Hamilton Kellogg Bridge Company v. Hamilton, 110 U.S. 108 (1884), involved an Implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose lawsuit. The Supreme Court held that under the circumstances of this case (shoddy construction of a bridge), the buyer had the right to rely and necessarily relied on the judgment of the seller and not upon his own. In ordinary circumstances, the buyer has the opportunity to inspect the article sold and the seller is not the maker, so they stand on equal grounds of ignorance. But when the seller is the manufacturer, the fair presumption is that it understands the process of manufacture and knows of any latent defect caused by such process which reasonable diligence might have prevented.
Hurtado v. California In Hurtado v. California, 110 U.S. 516 (1884), the Supreme Court allowed state governments, as distinguished from the federal government, to avoid using grand juries in criminal prosecutions. The Court ruled that Hurtado, who was convicted of murder and sentenced to death, was not deprived of due process by lack of a grand jury hearing.
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 volume 110 U.S.
Case Name Page & year Opinion of the Court Concurring opinion(s) Dissenting opinion(s) Lower court Disposition Goodwin v. Colorado M.I. Co. 1 (1884) Harlan none none C.C.D. Colo. affirmed Martin v. Webb 7 (1884) Harlan none none C.C.W.D. Mo. affirmed Holland v. Challen 15 (1884) Field none none C.C.D. Neb. reversed Cedar Rapids et al. R.R. Co. v. Herring 27 (1884) Miller none none Iowa affirmed Taylor v. Bemiss 42 (1884) Miller none none Sup. Ct. D.C. reversed Gilmer v. Higley 47 (1884) Miller none none Sup. Ct. Terr. Mont. reversed United States v. Carey 51 (1884) Waite none none C.C.D. La. affirmed Jenness v. Citizens' Nat'l Bank 52 (1884) Waite none none C.C.E.D. Mich. dismissed Hoff v. Jasper Cnty. 53 (1884) Waite none none C.C.W.D. Mo. affirmed Susquehanna Boom Co. v. West Branch Boom Co. 57 (1884) Waite none none Pa. dismissed Holland v. Chambers 59 (1884) Waite none none C.C.E.D. Mo. affirmed American Bible Soc'y v. Price 61 (1884) Waite none none C.C.S.D. Ill. affirmed Frelinghuysen v. Key 63 (1884) Waite none none Sup. Ct. D.C. multiple Schreiber v. Sharpless 76 (1884) Waite none none E.D. Pa. dismissed H.B. Claflin & Co. v. Commonwealth Ins. Co. 81 (1884) Matthews none none C.C.D. Minn. affirmed Hilton v. Merritt 97 (1884) Woods none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed Kellogg Bridge Co. v. Hamilton 108 (1884) Harlan none none C.C.N.D. Ohio affirmed Allen v. Withrow 119 (1884) Field none none C.C.D. Iowa affirmed Bussey v. Excelsior Mfg. Co. 131 (1884) Blatchford none none C.C.E.D. Mo. reversed United States v. Lawton 146 (1884) Blatchford none none Ct. Cl. affirmed Hart v. Sansom 151 (1884) Gray none none C.C.N.D. Tex. reversed United States ex rel. Chandler v. Dodge Cnty. 156 (1884) Gray none none C.C.D. Neb. reversed Bissell v. Spring Valley Twp. 162 (1884) Matthews none none C.C.D. Kan. affirmed Redfield v. Ystalyfera Iron Co. 174 (1884) Matthews none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. reversed Quebec Bank v. Hellman 178 (1884) Woods none none C.C.S.D. Ohio affirmed White v. Crow 183 (1884) Woods none none C.C.D. Colo. affirmed City of Jonesboro v. Cairo & S.L.R.R. Co. 192 (1884) Harlan none none C.C.S.D. Ill. affirmed Zane v. Soffe 200 (1884) Bradley none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed Sioux City & P.R.R. Co. v. United States 205 (1884) Bradley none none C.C.D. Iowa affirmed Dimpfell v. Ohio & M. Ry. Co. 209 (1884) Field none none C.C.S.D. Ill. affirmed District of Columbia v. Clephane 212 (1884) Miller none none Sup. Ct. D.C. affirmed Vinal v. West Va. O. & O. Land Co. 215 (1884) Waite none none C.C.D.W. Va. affirmed C.J. Hambro & Son v. Casey 216 (1884) Waite none none C.C.E.D. La. affirmed Aurrecoechea v. Bangs 217 (1884) Waite none none Cal. affirmed United States v. Graham 219 (1884) Waite none none Ct. Cl. affirmed Jenkins v. Loewenthal 222 (1884) Waite none none Ill. affirmed Dows & Co. v. Johnson 223 (1884) Waite none none C.C.D. Iowa dismissed First Nat'l Bank v. Redick 224 (1884) Waite none none C.C.D. Neb. dismissed United States v. Grant & Co. 225 (1884) Waite none none Ct. Cl. dismissed Peugh v. Davis 227 (1884) Waite none none Sup. Ct. D.C. dismissal denied Lake Shore & M.S. Ry. Co. v. National C.B. Shoe Co. 229 (1884) Blatchford none none C.C.N.D. Ill. affirmed Chouteau v. Barlow 238 (1884) Blatchford none none C.C.D. Minn. reversed Freeman v. Dawson 264 (1884) Gray none none C.C.W.D. Tenn. affirmed James v. Hicks 272 (1884) Matthews none none C.C.E.D. Va. affirmed Krippendorf v. Hyde & Bros 276 (1884) Matthews none none C.C.D. Ind. reversed American File Co. v. Garrett & Sons 288 (1884) Woods none none C.C.D.R.I. affirmed Whiteside v. Haselton 296 (1884) Miller none none C.C.E.D. Tenn. reversed Illinois Cent. R.R. Co. v. Turrill 301 (1884) Waite none none C.C.N.D. Ill. affirmed Wabash et al. Ry. Co. v. Knox 304 (1884) Waite none none C.C.S.D. Ill. dismissed Jeffries v. Mutual Life Ins. Co. 305 (1884) Blatchford none none C.C.E.D. Mo. affirmed Vogel v. Gruaz 311 (1884) Blatchford none none C.C.S.D. Ill. reversed Corker v. Jones 317 (1884) Matthews none none C.C.S.D. Ga. affirmed City of E. St. Louis v. United States ex rel. Zebley 321 (1884) Matthews none none C.C.S.D. Ill. reversed United States v. Alexander 325 (1884) Woods none none C.C.M.D. Tenn. affirmed Taylor v. Davis' Adm'x 330 (1884) Woods none none C.C.S.D. Ill. affirmed United States v. Behan 338 (1884) Bradley none none Ct. Cl. affirmed Spring Valley Water-Works v. Schottler 347 (1884) Waite none Field Cal. affirmed Howard Cnty. v. Paddock 384 (1884) Waite none none C.C.W.D. Mo. affirmed Ex parte Cota 385 (1884) Waite none none C.C.D. Cal. dismissed Webster v. Buffalo Ins. Co. 386 (1884) Waite none none C.C.E.D. Mo. dismissed Cable v. Ellis 389 (1884) Waite none none C.C.N.D. Ill. affirmed Tupper v. Wise 398 (1884) Waite none none C.C.D. Cal. dismissed New Jersey v. Damarest 400 (1884) Waite none none N.J. case abated Bean v. Patterson 401 (1884) Waite none none C.C.W.D. Mo. appeal docketed Conro & Carkin v. Crane 403 (1884) Blatchford none none C.C.N.D. Ill. reversed Alexander v. Bryan 414 (1884) Blatchford none none C.C.S.D. Ala. affirmed The Legal-Tender Cases 421 (1884) Gray none Field C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed Iowa v. McFarland 471 (1884) Gray none Miller original dismissed Pennsylvania R.R. Co. v. Locomotive E.S.T. Co. 490 (1884) Gray none none C.C.E.D. Pa. reversed Irwin & Davis v. Williar 499 (1884) Matthews none none C.C.D. Ind. reversed Hurtado v. California 516 (1884) Matthews none Harlan Cal. affirmed Washer v. Bullitt Cnty. 558 (1884) Woods none none C.C.D. Ky. reversed German E.C. Church v. Ebbinghaus 568 (1884) Woods none none Sup. Ct. D.C. reversed Hopt v. Utah 574 (1884) Harlan none none Sup. Ct. Terr. Utah reversed Swann v. Wright's Ex'r 590 (1884) Harlan none none C.C.S.D. Ala. affirmed Swann v. Clark 602 (1884) Harlan none none C.C.S.D. Ala. affirmed Northern Bank v. Porter Twp. 608 (1884) Harlan none none C.C.N.D. Ohio affirmed McDonald v. Hovey 619 (1884) Bradley none none Sup. Ct. D.C. dismissed Waples v. United States 630 (1884) Field none none Ct. Cl. affirmed Mitchell v. Clark 633 (1884) Miller none Field Mo. reversed Ex parte Yarbrough 651 (1884) Miller none none C.C.N.D. Ga. habeas corpus denied Atchison et al. R.R. Co. v. Denver et al. R.R. Co. 667 (1884) Waite none none C.C.D. Colo. reversed Dallas Cnty. v. McKenzie 686 (1884) Waite none none C.C.W.D. Mo. affirmed United States v. Brindle 688 (1884) Waite none none C.C.E.D. Pa. reversed Rice v. Sioux City et al. R.R. Co. 695 (1884) Waite none none C.C.D. Minn. affirmed Cheely v. Clayton 701 (1884) Gray none none C.C.D. Colo. affirmed Freedman's S. & T. Co. v. Earle 710 (1884) Matthews none none Sup. Ct. D.C. affirmed Cutler v. Kouns 720 (1884) Woods none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. reversed United States v. Ryder 729 (1884) Bradley none none C.C.D.N.J. affirmed Leggett v. Allen 741 (1884) Waite none none C.C.E.D.N.Y. dismissed The Mamie 742 (1884) Waite none none C.C.E.D. Mich. stay denied
Notes and references
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