This is a list of cases reported in volume 123 of United States Reports, decided by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1887.

Justices of the Supreme Court at the time of volume 123 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).

After the death of Justice William Burnham Woods in May 1887, when the cases in volume 123 U.S. were decided the Court comprised the following eight 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) 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 Case in 123 U.S. Mugler v. Kansas In Mugler v. Kansas, 123 U.S. 623 (1887), the Supreme Court held that state law prohibiting the manufacture of intoxicating liquor does not infringe on a right or privilege secured by the federal Constitution. The Court, however, decided that it had the power to inquire into the intentions behind regulations to determine the connection between the regulations and the state's police power.

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 123 U.S.

Case Name Page and year Opinion of the Court Concurring opinion(s) Dissenting opinion(s) Lower court Disposition Coffee v. Groover 1 (1887) Bradley none none Fla. reversed United States v. Louisiana 32 (1887) Field none none Ct. Cl. affirmed United States v. Alabama 39 (1887) Field none none Ct. Cl. affirmed The Excelsior 40 (1887) Blatchford none none C.C.E.D. Va. affirmed Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway Company v. Simmons 52 (1887) Waite none none C.C.S.D. Iowa dismissed Morey v. Lockhart 56 (1887) Waite none none C.C.E.D. La. dismissed Gilson v. Town of Dayton 59 (1887) Waite none none C.C.N.D. Ill. affirmed Henderson v. Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company 61 (1887) Gray none none C.C.E.D. La. affirmed Sun Mutual Insurance Company v. Kountz Transportation Company 65 (1887) Harlan none none C.C.E.D. La. rehearing denied Orient Mutual Insurance Company v. Adams 67 (1887) Harlan none none C.C.W.D. Pa. affirmed Tufts v. Tufts 76 (1887) Waite none none Sup. Ct. Terr. Utah affirmed Davis v. Key 79 (1887) Blatchford none none Sup. Ct. D.C. affirmed Davenport National Bank v. Board of Equalization 83 (1887) Miller none none Iowa affirmed Parker and Whipple Company v. Yale Clock Company 87 (1887) Blatchford none none C.C.D. Conn. affirmed Bull v. Bank of Kasson 105 (1887) Field none none C.C.D. Minn. reversed United States v. Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company 113 (1887) Gray none none C.C.E.D. Pa. affirmed Coan v. Flagg 117 (1887) Matthews none none Ohio affirmed Spies v. Illinois 131 (1887) Waite none none Ill. dismissed Mathews v. United States 182 (1887) Harlan none none Ct. Cl. affirmed United States v. Mullan 186 (1887) Blatchford none none Ct. Cl. affirmed Craig v. Leitensdorfer 189 (1887) Matthews none none C.C.D. Colo. reversed Missouri ex rel. Harshman v. Winterbottom 215 (1887) Miller none none C.C.E.D. Mo. affirmed Hoard v. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company 222 (1887) Miller none none C.C.D.W. Va. affirmed Finn v. United States 227 (1887) Harlan none none Ct. Cl. affirmed Richter v. Jerome 233 (1887) Waite none none C.C.W.D. Mich. affirmed Smith and Griggs Manufacturing Company v. Sprague 249 (1887) Matthews none none C.C.D. Conn. reversed Andrews v. Hovey 267 (1887) Blatchford none none C.C.S.D. Iowa affirmed Siemens's Administrator v. Sellers 276 (1887) Bradley none none C.C.E.D. Pa. affirmed Wilkinson v. Nebraska ex rel. Cleveland Society 286 (1887) Waite none none C.C.D. Neb. dismissed Sands v. Manistee River Improvement Company 288 (1887) Field none none Mich. affirmed Ruggles v. Manistee River Improvement Company 297 (1887) Field none none Mich. affirmed Hitz v. Jenks 297 (1887) Gray none none Sup. Ct. D.C. affirmed Colorado Coal and Iron Company v. United States 307 (1887) Matthews none none C.C.D. Colo. reversed Dewey v. West Fairmont Gas Coal Company 329 (1887) Matthews none none C.C.D.W. Va. affirmed United States v. Morant 335 (1887) Bradley none none N.D. Fla. affirmed United States v. Allen 345 (1887) Harlan none none Ct. Cl. reversed The Maggie J. Smith 349 (1887) Field none none C.C.D. Md. affirmed Oelbermann and Company v. Merritt 356 (1887) Blatchford none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. reversed Mustin and Company v. Cadwalader 369 (1887) Blatchford none none C.C.E.D. Pa. reversed In re Henry 372 (1887) Waite none none W.D.S.C. dismissed Cox v. Western Land and Cattle Company 375 (1887) Waite none none C.C.N.D. Ill. dismissed Lamaster v. Keeler 376 (1887) Field none none C.C.D. Neb. reversed White v. Barber 392 (1887) Blatchford none none C.C.N.D. Ill. affirmed Jewell and Sons v. Knight 426 (1887) Gray none none C.C.D. Ind. dismissed Smith v. Craft 436 (1887) Gray none none C.C.D. Ind. dismissed In re Ayers 443 (1887) Matthews Field Harlan C.C.E.D. Va. reversed Spraul v. Louisiana 516 (1887) Waite none none La. show cause denied Benites v. Hampton 519 (1887) Waite none none Sup. Ct. Terr. Utah dismissed Le Sassier v. Kennedy 521 (1887) Waite none none La. dismissed New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad Company v. Madison 524 (1887) Waite none none C.C.N.D. Ohio affirmed Stryker v. Goodnow's Administrator 527 (1887) Waite none none Iowa affirmed Chapman v. Goodnow's Administrator 540 (1887) Waite none none Iowa affirmed Litchfield v. Goodnow's Administrator 549 (1887) Waite none none Iowa affirmed Des Moines Navigation and Railroad Company v. Iowa Homestead Company 552 (1887) Waite none none Iowa reversed Plumb v. Goodnow's Administrator 560 (1887) Waite none none Iowa reversed Lacombe v. E.J. Forstall's Sons 562 (1887) Miller none none C.C.E.D. La. affirmed J. Teal and Company v. Bilby 572 (1887) Miller none none C.C.W.D. Mo. affirmed Hailes v. Albany Stove Company 582 (1887) Bradley none none C.C.N.D.N.Y. affirmed Crawford v. Heysinger 589 (1887) Blatchford none none C.C.E.D. Pa. reversed Wilson v. Riddle 608 (1887) Blatchford none none C.C.S.D. Ga. affirmed L. Zeckendorf and Company v. Johnson 617 (1887) Waite none none Sup. Ct. Terr. Ariz. affirmed Bond v. Davenport 619 (1887) Waite none none C.C.S.D. Iowa reversed Mugler v. Kansas 623 (1887) Harlan none Field Kan.; C.C.D. Kan. multiple Sherman v. Grinnell 679 (1887) Waite none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. dismissed United States v. Hill 681 (1887) Waite none none C.C.D. Mass. dismissed Texas and Pacific Railway Company v. Marlor 687 (1887) Blatchford none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed Robison v. Female Orphan Asylum 702 (1887) Matthews none none C.C.D. Me. affirmed Northern Pacific Railway Company v. Mares 710 (1887) Matthews none none Sup. Ct. Terr. Dakota affirmed Marquette, Houghton and Ontonagon Railroad Company v. United States 722 (1887) Waite none none C.C.W.D. Mich. reversed Radford v. Folsom 725 (1887) Waite none none C.C.S.D. Iowa dismissed North Pennsylvania Railroad Company v. Commercial National Bank 727 (1887) Field none none C.C.E.D. Pa. affirmed Aetna Life Insurance Company v. Davey 739 (1887) Harlan none none C.C.D.N.J. reversed Talkington v. Dumbleton 745 (1887) Waite none none C.C.D. Or. dismissed Hefner v. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company 747 (1887) Gray none none C.C.S.D. Iowa affirmed

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