This is a list of cases reported in volume 119 of United States Reports, decided by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1886 and 1887.

Justices of the Supreme Court at the time of volume 119 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 119 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)

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 119 U.S.

Case Name Page and year Opinion of the Court Concurring opinion(s) Dissenting opinion(s) Lower Court Disposition Choctaw Nation v. United States 1 (1886) Matthews None Waite Ct. Cl. reversed Consolidated Safety Valve Company v. Kunkle 45 (1886) Blatchford None None C.C.N.D. Ill. affirmed White v. Dunbar 47 (1886) Bradley None None C.C.E.D. La. reversed Dainese v. Kendall 53 (1886) Waite None None Sup. Ct. D.C. dismissed Buttz v. Northern Pacific Railway Company 55 (1886) Field None None Sup. Ct. Terr. Dakota affirmed Town of Oregon v. Jennings 74 (1886) Blatchford None None C.C.N.D. Ill. affirmed Palmer v. Hussey 96 (1886) Waite None None N.Y. Sup. Ct. affirmed Vicksburg and Meridian Railroad Company v. O'Brien 99 (1886) Harlan None Field C.C.S.D. Miss. reversed Philadelphia Fire Association v. New York 110 (1886) Blatchford None Harlan N.Y. Sup. Ct. affirmed Home Insurance Company v. New York 129 (1886) Waite None None N.Y. Sup. Ct. affirmed Shipman v. District of Columbia 148 (1886) Waite None None Ct. Cl. affirmed Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway Company v. Columbus Rolling Mill 149 (1886) Gray None None C.C.S.D. Ohio affirmed French v. Hall 152 (1886) Matthews None None C.C.D. Colo. reversed Hanrick v. Patrick 156 (1886) Matthews None None C.C.N.D. Tex. affirmed Washington County v. Sallinger 176 (1886) Matthews None None C.C.E.D.N.C. affirmed Freeman v. Alderson 185 (1886) Field None None C.C.N.D. Tex. affirmed Willamette Manufacturing Company v. Bank of British Columbia 191 (1886) Miller None None C.C.D. Or. affirmed The Harrisburg 199 (1886) Waite None None C.C.E.D. Pa. reversed Crow v. Oxford Township 215 (1886) Blatchford None None C.C.D. Kan. affirmed Hapgood v. Hewitt 226 (1886) Blatchford None None C.C.D. Ind. affirmed Story v. Black 235 (1886) Waite None None Sup. Ct. Terr. Mont. dismissed Continental Life Insurance Company v. Rhoads 237 (1886) Waite None None C.C.E.D. Pa. reversed East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway Company v. Grayson 240 (1886) Waite None None C.C.N.D. Ala. affirmed Cunard Steamship Company v. Carey 245 (1886) Waite None None C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed Newhall v. Le Breton 259 (1886) Harlan None None C.C.D. Cal. affirmed City of New Orleans v. Houston 265 (1886) Matthews None None C.C.E.D. La. affirmed Hamilton v. Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railway Company 280 (1886) Field None None La. affirmed Schmidt Brothers v. Cobb 286 (1886) Waite None None C.C.N.D. Iowa affirmed New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad v. Nickals 296 (1886) Harlan None None C.C.S.D.N.Y. reversed R.D. Wood and Company v. City of Fort Wayne 312 (1886) Blatchford None None C.C.D. Ind. reversed Clark v. Wooster 322 (1886) Bradley None None C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed McCreery v. Haskell 327 (1886) Field None None Cal. affirmed Pomace Holder Company v. Ferguson 335 (1886) Blatchford None None C.C.N.D.N.Y. affirmed Donnelly v. District of Columbia 339 (1886) Waite None None Ct. Cl. affirmed Halsted v. Buster 341 (1886) Waite None None C.C.D.W. Va. reversed Coit v. North Carolina Gold Amalgamating Company 343 (1886) Field None None C.C.E.D. Pa. affirmed Buzard v. Houston 347 (1886) Gray None Bradley C.C.W.D. Tex. reversed Kramer v. Cohn 355 (1886) Gray None None W.D. Ark. affirmed Williamsport National Bank v. Knapp 357 (1886) Gray None None C.C.W.D. Pa. dismissed Wylie v. Northampton National Bank 361 (1886) Matthews None None C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed Newton v. Furst and Bradley Manufacturing Company 373 (1886) Blatchford None None C.C.N.D. Ill. affirmed Street v. Ferry 385 (1886) Waite None None Sup. Ct. Terr. Utah dismissed Wilson v. Blair 387 (1886) Waite None None C.C.D. Neb. dismissed Johnson v. Chicago and Pacific Elevator Company 388 (1886) Blatchford None None Ill. affirmed California Artificial Stone Paving Company v. Schalicke 401 (1886) Blatchford None None C.C.D. Cal. affirmed United States v. Rauscher 407 (1886) Miller Gray Waite C.C.S.D.N.Y. certification Ker v. Illinois 436 (1886) Miller None None Ill. affirmed Campbell v. Laclede Gas-Light Company 445 (1886) Miller None None Mo. affirmed Winchester v. Heiskell, Scott & Heiskell 450 (1886) Waite None None Tenn. affirmed Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railway Company v. McClung 454 (1886) Waite None None C.C.S.D. Ohio affirmed Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company v. Bates 464 (1886) Waite None None Ohio reversed Peper v. Fordyce 469 (1886) Waite None None C.C.E.D. Ark. reversed Germania Insurance Company v. Wisconsin 473 (1886) Waite None None C.C.W.D. Wis. affirmed United States v. Jones 477 (1886) Waite None None Ct. Cl. dismissal denied Greenwich Insurance v. Providence and Stonington Steam-Ship Company 481 (1886) Bradley None None C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed Wolverton v. Nichols 485 (1886) Miller None None Sup. Ct. Terr. Mont. reversed Gilbert v. Moline Plow Company 491 (1886) Miller None None Sup. Ct. Terr. Dakota affirmed Bignall v. Gould Manufacturing Company 495 (1886) Gray None None C.C.E.D. Mo. affirmed Thackrah v. Haas 499 (1886) Gray None None Sup. Ct. Terr. Utah reversed Brooks v. Clark 502 (1886) Waite None None C.C.E.D. Pa. affirmed Eldred v. Bell Telephone Company 513 (1886) Matthews None None C.C.E.D. Mo. affirmed Whitford v. Clark County 522 (1886) Waite None None C.C.E.D. Mo. reversed Ashby v. Hall 526 (1886) Field None None Sup. Ct. Terr. Mont. affirmed Sutter v. Robinson 530 (1886) Matthews None None C.C.N.D. Ill. reversed Huse, Loomis and Company v. Glover 543 (1886) Field None None C.C.N.D. Ill. affirmed Goetz and Luening v. Bank of Kansas City 551 (1887) Field None None C.C.E.D. Wis. affirmed Northern Pacific Railway Company v. Paine 561 (1887) Field None None C.C.D. Minn. affirmed Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company v. McLaughlin 566 (1886) Waite None None C.C.N.D. Iowa affirmed Mace v. Merrill 581 (1887) Waite None None Cal. dismissed Ex parte Mirzan 584 (1886) Waite None None C.C.N.D.N.Y. habeas corpus denied Hancock v. Holbrook 586 (1887) Waite None None C.C.E.D. La. affirmed Borer v. Chapman 587 (1887) Matthews None None C.C.D. Minn. affirmed Ivinson v. Hutton 604 (1887) Miller None None Sup. Ct. Terr. Wyo. affirmed Iron Mountain and Helena Railroad Company v. Johnson 608 (1887) Miller None None E.D. Ark. affirmed Ex parte Ralston 613 (1887) Waite None None La. mandamus denied Chicago and Alton Railroad Company v. Wiggins Ferry Company 615 (1887) Waite None None Mo. dismissed Cope v. Vallette Dry Dock Company 625 (1887) Bradley None None C.C.E.D. La. affirmed Sharp v. Riessner 631 (1887) Blatchford None None C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed Barrell v. Tilton 637 (1887) Field None None C.C.D. Or. affirmed A.S. Baldwin and J. Levy and Company v. Black 643 (1887) Blatchford None Bradley C.C.E.D. La. affirmed Ives v. Sargent and Company 652 (1887) Matthews None None C.C.D. Conn. affirmed Hartshorn v. Saginaw Barrel Company 664 (1887) Matthews None None C.C.E.D. Mich. affirmed Town of Enfield v. Jordan 680 (1887) Bradley None None C.C.S.D. Ill. affirmed Hubbard v. New York, New England and Western Investment Company 696 (1887) Matthews None None C.C.D. Mass. affirmed

Notes and references

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