This is a list of cases reported in volume 19 (6 Wheat.) of United States Reports, decided by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1821.Anne Ashmore, DATES OF SUPREME COURT DECISIONS AND ARGUMENTS, Library, Supreme Court of the United States, 26 December 2018.
Nominative reports In 1874, the U.S. government created the United States Reports, and retroactively numbered older privately published case reports as part of the new series. As a result, cases appearing in volumes 1–90 of U.S. Reports have dual citation forms; one for the volume number of U.S. Reports, and one for the volume number of the reports named for the relevant reporter of decisions (these are called "nominative reports").
Henry Wheaton Starting with the 14th volume of U.S. Reports, the Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States was Henry Wheaton. Wheaton was Reporter of Decisions from 1816 to 1827, covering volumes 14 through 25 of United States Reports which correspond to volumes 1 through 12 of his Wheaton's Reports. As such, the dual form of citation to, for example, Hopkins v. Lee is 19 U.S. (6 Wheat.) 109 (1821).
Justices of the Supreme Court at the time of 19 U.S. (6 Wheat.)
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 19 U.S. (6 Wheat.) were decided, the Court comprised these seven justices:
Portrait Justice Office Home State Succeeded Date confirmed by the Senate(Vote) Tenure on Supreme Court John Marshall Chief Justice Virginia Oliver Ellsworth (Acclamation) –July 6, 1835(Died) Bushrod Washington Associate Justice Virginia James Wilson (Acclamation) (Recess Appointment)–November 26, 1829(Died) William Johnson Associate Justice South Carolina Alfred Moore (Acclamation) –August 4, 1834(Died) Henry Brockholst Livingston Associate Justice New York William Paterson (Acclamation) –March 18, 1823(Died) Thomas Todd Associate Justice Kentucky new seat (Acclamation) –February 7, 1826(Died) Gabriel Duvall Associate Justice Maryland Samuel Chase (Acclamation) –January 12, 1835(Resigned) Joseph Story Associate Justice Massachusetts William Cushing (Acclamation) –September 10, 1845(Died)
Notable Case in 19 U.S. (6 Wheat.)
Cohens v. Virginia Cohens v. Virginia, 19 U.S. (6 Wheat.) 264 (1821), is a landmark case by the Supreme Court of the United States that is most notable for the Court's assertion of its power to review state supreme court decisions in criminal law matters when the defendant claims that their constitutional rights have been violated. The Court had previously asserted a similar jurisdiction over civil cases involving U.S. parties. The main issue in the case was the preliminary issue of whether the Supreme Court had jurisdiction to hear an appeal in a criminal case decided by the courts of Virginia. Virginia argued that the U.S. Constitution does not give the Supreme Court appellate jurisdiction over criminal judgments by state courts. Virginia also argued that the U.S. Constitution does not give the Supreme Court appellate jurisdiction over cases in which a state is a party. In effect, Virginia argued that its decision was final and could not be reviewed by the federal courts even though the decision involved the interpretation and application of an act of Congress. The Supreme Court ruled, however, that unless state court decisions involving federal law could be reviewed by federal courts, there would be as many interpretations of federal law as there are states.
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 19 U.S. (6 Wheat.)
Case Name Page and year Opinion of the Court Concurring opinion(s) Dissenting opinion(s) Lower Court Disposition The Amiable Isabella 1 (1821) Story Johnson none C.C.D.N.C. affirmed Bussard v. Levering 102 (1821) per curiam none none C.C.D.C. affirmed Lindenberger v. Beall 104 (1821) per curiam none none C.C.D.C. reversed Mechanics' Bank v. Withers 106 (1821) Marshall none none C.C.D.C. affirmed Hopkins v. Lee 109 (1821) Livingston none none C.C.D.C. affirmed Thatcher v. Powell 119 (1821) Marshall none none C.C.D.W. Tenn. affirmed Randolph v. Barbour 128 (1821) per curiam none none C.C.D. Ky. dismissed Mayhew v. Thatcher 129 (1821) Marshall none none D. La. affirmed Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank of Pennsylvania v. Smith 131 (1821) Marshall none none Pa. reversed United States v. Wilkins 135 (1821) Story none none C.C.D. Ky. certification Young v. Bryan 146 (1821) Marshall none none C.C.D. Tenn. affirmed The Bello Corrunes 152 (1821) Johnson none none C.C.D.R.I. multiple Smith v. Universal Insurance Company 176 (1821) Story none none C.C.D. Md affirmed The Robert Edwards 187 (1821) Livingston none none C.C.D.S.C. affirmed The Nueva Anna 193 (1821) per curiam none none D. La. reversed The Collector 194 (1821) Livingston none none C.C.D. Md affirmed Anderson v. Dunn 204 (1821) Johnson none none C.C.D.C. affirmed La Conception 235 (1821) Story none none C.C.D.S.C. reversed Willinks v. Hollingsworth 240 (1821) Marshall none none C.C.D. Md certification Green v. Watkins 260 (1821) Story none none not indicated certification Cohens v. Virginia 264 (1821) Marshall none none Va. Q. Sess. affirmed Gibbons v. Ogden 448 (1821) per curiam none none N.Y. dismissed Sullivan v. Fulton Steamboat Company 450 (1821) per curiam none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed The Jonquille 452 (1821) per curiam none none C.C.D.N.C. dismissed Hughes v. Blake 453 (1821) Livingston none none C.C.D. Mass. affirmed Bartle v. Coleman 475 (1821) Marshall none none C.C.D.C. reversed Prevost v. Gratz 481 (1821) Story none none C.C.D. Pa. reversed Bowie v. Henderson 514 (1821) Marshall none none C.C.D.C. affirmed Spring v. South Carolina Insurance Company 519 (1821) per curiam none none C.C.D.S.C. motion denied United States v. Six Packages of Goods 520 (1821) Livingston none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed Brashier v. Gratz 528 (1821) Marshall none none C.C.D. Ky. affirmed United States v. Daniel 542 (1821) Marshall none none C.C.D.S.C. certification Kerr v. Watts 550 (1821) Johnson none none C.C.D. Ohio reversed Leeds v. Marine Insurance Company 565 (1821) Johnson none none C.C.D.C. affirmed Union Bank v. Hyde 572 (1821) Johnson none none C.C.D.C. reversed Clark v. Graham 577 (1821) Todd none none C.C.D. Ohio affirmed Preston's Heirs v. Bowmar 580 (1821) Story none none C.C.D. Ky. affirmed Otis v. Walter 583 (1821) Livingston none none Mass. reversed Goszler v. Town of Georgetown 593 (1821) Marshall none none C.C.D.C. affirmed M'Clung v. Silliman 598 (1821) Johnson none none Ohio affirmed Mutual Assurance Society v. Faxon 606 (1821) Johnson none none C.C.D.C. affirmed
Notes and references
See also certificate of division
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