This is a list of cases reported in volume 124 of United States Reports, decided by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1888.

Justices of the Supreme Court at the time of volume 124 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 124 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) 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) Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar Associate Justice Mississippi William Burnham Woods (32–28) –January 23, 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 124 U.S.

Case Name Page and year Opinion of the Court Concurring opinion(s) Dissenting opinion(s) Lower Court Disposition Lawther v. Hamilton 1 (1888) Bradley none none C.C.E.D. Wis. reversed Humiston v. Wood 12 (1888) Matthews none none C.C.E.D. Pa. reversed Norton v. Hood 20 (1888) Blatchford none none C.C.E.D. La. affirmed Dryfoos v. Wiese 32 (1888) Blatchford none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed Hinchman v. Lincoln 38 (1888) Matthews none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. reversed Beeson v. Johns 56 (1888) Miller none none Iowa affirmed B. Dreyfus and Company v. Searle 60 (1888) Blatchford none none C.C.D. Cal. reversed H.C. Roberts and Company v. Benjamin 64 (1888) Blatchford none none C.C.N.D.N.Y. affirmed Langdon v. Sherwood 74 (1888) Miller none none C.C.D. Neb. multiple United States ex rel. McLean v. Vilas 86 (1888) Miller none none Sup. Ct. D.C. affirmed Boyd v. Wyly 98 (1888) Matthews none none C.C.W.D. La. affirmed Lawson v. Floyd 108 (1888) Miller none none D.W. Va. reversed Inland and Seaboard Coasting Company v. Hall 121 (1888) Waite none none Sup. Ct. D.C. reversed Glenn v. Fant 123 (1888) Waite none none Sup. Ct. D.C. submission denied New Orleans Pacific Railway Company v. United States 124 (1888) Blatchford none none Ct. Cl. affirmed Gumbel v. Pitkin 131 (1888) Matthews none none C.C.E.D. La. reversed Dundee Mortgage and Trust Investment Company v. Hughes 157 (1888) Waite none none C.C.D. Or. affirmed Woodman v. Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church 161 (1888) Waite none none Mich. order amended Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company v. Burns 165 (1888) Waite none none C.C.D. Md. affirmed Baker v. Power 167 (1888) Waite none none C.C.D. Minn. dismissal denied Vetterlein v. Barnes 169 (1888) Harlan none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed Union Railroad Company v. Dull 173 (1888) Harlan none none C.C.D. Md. affirmed Richards v. Mackall 183 (1888) Harlan none none Sup. Ct. D.C. reversed Whitney v. Robertson 190 (1888) Field none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed Kelly v. Hedden 196 (1888) Field none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed Searl v. School District No. 2 197 (1888) Matthews none none C.C.D. Colo. reversed In re Sawyer 200 (1888) Gray Field Waite; Harlan C.C.D. Neb. habeas corpus granted Bissell v. Spring Valley Township 225 (1888) Field none none C.C.D. Kan. affirmed United States v. Johnston 236 (1888) Harlan none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed United States v. Gleeson 255 (1888) Gray none none Ct. Cl. reversed Sabariego v. Maverick 261 (1888) Matthews none none C.C.W.D. Tex. affirmed United States v. Bond 301 (1888) Miller none none Ct. Cl. affirmed United States v. Mouat 303 (1888) Miller none none Ct. Cl. reversed United States v. Hendee 309 (1888) Miller none none Ct. Cl. affirmed United States v. Frerichs 315 (1888) Blatchford none none Ct. Cl. affirmed District of Columbia v. McBlair 320 (1888) Matthews none none Sup. Ct. D.C. reversed State National Bank v. Dodge 333 (1888) Blatchford none none C.C.S.D. Ill. reversed Matthews v. Iron-Clad Manufacturing Company 347 (1888) Gray none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed Shields v. Schiff 351 (1888) Bradley none none La. affirmed Chapin v. Streeter 360 (1888) Miller none none C.C.D. Colo. affirmed In re Sherman 364 (1888) Waite none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. mandamus denied Union Mutual Life Insurance Company v. Waters 369 (1888) Waite none none C.C.N.D. Ohio reversed In re Craft 370 (1888) Waite none none Sup. Ct. D.C. dismissed Iron Silver Mining Company v. Reynolds 374 (1888) Field none none C.C.D. Colo. reversed Florence Mining Company v. Brown, Bonnell and Company 385 (1888) Field none none C.C.N.D. Ohio affirmed Marshall v. United States 391 (1888) Harlan none none Ct. Cl. affirmed Brooks v. Missouri 394 (1888) Waite none none Mo. dismissed Widdicombe v. Childers 400 (1888) Waite none none Mo. affirmed Union Insurance Company v. Smith 405 (1888) Blatchford none none C.C.N.D. Ohio affirmed Cushing, Porter and Cades v. Beard 429 (1888) Blatchford none none C.C.D. Mass. affirmed Worthington v. Jere Abbott and Company 434 (1888) Blatchford none none C.C.D. Mass. affirmed Beard v. Cushing, Porter and Cades 437 (1888) Blatchford none none C.C.D. Mass. affirmed Western Union Telegraph Company v. Hall 444 (1888) Matthews none none C.C.S.D. Iowa reversed King Iron Bridge and Manufacturing Company v. Otoe County 459 (1888) Waite none none C.C.D. Neb. reversed Smith v. Alabama 465 (1888) Matthews none none Ala. affirmed United States v. Hess 483 (1888) Field none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. certification Brown v. McConnell 489 (1888) Waite none none Sup. Ct. Terr. Wash. dismissed Stewart v. Masterson 493 (1888) Waite none none C.C.W.D. Tex. dismissed Brazee v. Schofield 495 (1888) Field none none Sup. Ct. Terr. Wash. affirmed District of Columbia v. Gallaher 505 (1888) Matthews none none Ct. Cl. affirmed Hopkins v. Orr 510 (1888) Gray none none Sup. Ct. Terr. N.M. affirmed Trask v. Jacksonville, Pensacola and Mobile Railroad Company 515 (1888) Waite none none C.C.N.D. Fla. affirmed Fayolle v. Texas and Pacific Railway Co. 519 (1888) Waite none none Sup. Ct. D.C. dismissed French v. Hopkins 524 (1888) Waite none none Cal. dismissed United States v. Smith 525 (1888) Field none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. certification Aetna Life Insurance Company v. Middleport Township 534 (1888) Miller none none C.C.N.D. Ill. affirmed Knight v. Paxton 552 (1888) Field none none C.C.N.D. Ill. affirmed The Strathairly 558 (1888) Matthews none none C.C.D. Cal. reversed Great Falls Manufacturing Company v. Attorney General 581 (1888) Harlan none none C.C.D. Md. affirmed Munson v. City of New York 601 (1888) Gray none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. reversed Phillips v. Mound City Land and Water Association 605 (1888) Waite none none Cal. dismissed Thornton v. Schreiber 612 (1888) Miller none none C.C.E.D. Pa. reversed United States v. Jung Ah Lung 621 (1888) Blatchford none Harlan C.C.D. Cal. affirmed Hoadley's Administrators v. City of San Francisco 639 (1888) Waite none none Cal. affirmed United States v. Morant 647 (1888) Bradley none none N.D. Fla. judgment amended Crawford v. Halsey 648 (1888) Waite none none C.C.E.D. La. affirmed Dow v. Memphis and Little Rock Railroad Co. 652 (1888) Waite none none C.C.E.D. Ark. reversed City of Hoboken v. Pennsylvania Railroad Company 656 (1888) Matthews none none C.C.D.N.J. affirmed Andrews v. Hovey 694 (1888) Blatchford none none C.C.S.D. Iowa rehearing denied Andrews v. Cone 720 (1888) Blatchford none none C.C.D. Minn. affirmed Pacific National Bank v. Mixter 721 (1888) Waite none none C.C.D. Mass. multiple Shoecraft v. Internal Improvement Fund of Florida 730 (1888) Field none none C.C.N.D. Fla. affirmed

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