This is a list of cases reported in volume 97 of United States Reports, decided by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1878 and 1879, and one from 1877.Anne Ashmore, DATES OF SUPREME COURT DECISIONS AND ARGUMENTS, Library, Supreme Court of the United States, 26 December 2018.

Justices of the Supreme Court at the time of 97 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 97 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) Nathan Clifford Associate Justice Maine Benjamin Robbins Curtis (26–23) –July 25, 1881(Died) Noah Haynes Swayne Associate Justice Ohio John McLean (38–1) –January 24, 1881(Retired) 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) William Strong Associate Justice Pennsylvania Robert Cooper Grier (No vote recorded) –December 14, 1880(Retired) Joseph P. Bradley Associate Justice New Jersey newly created seat (46–9) –January 22, 1892(Died) Ward Hunt Associate Justice New York Samuel Nelson (Acclamation) –January 27, 1882(Retired) John Marshall Harlan Associate Justice Kentucky David Davis (Acclamation) –October 14, 1911(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 97 U.S.

Case Name Page and year Opinion of the Court Concurring opinion(s) Dissenting opinion(s) Lower Court Disposition Troy v. Evans 1 (1878) Waite none none C.C.M.D. Ala. dismissed Milligan and H. Glue Company v. Upton 3 (1878) Field none none C.C.D. Mass. affirmed Rubber-Coated Harness-Trimming Company v. Welling 7 (1878) Hunt none none C.C.D.N.J. reversed Omaha H. Company v. Wade 13 (1878) Clifford none none C.C.D. Neb. affirmed Boston Beer Company v. Massachusetts 25 (1878) Bradley none none Mass. Super. Ct. affirmed Noyes v. Hall 34 (1878) Clifford none none C.C.N.D. Ill. affirmed Young v. United States 39 (1878) Waite none none Ct. Cl. affirmed Shillaber v. Robinson 68 (1878) Miller none none C.C.E.D.N.Y. reversed Grant v. First National Bank 80 (1878) Bradley none none C.C.N.D. Ill. affirmed Bates County v. Winters 83 (1878) Hunt none Clifford C.C.W.D. Mo. reversed Eldridge v. Hill 92 (1878) Miller none none C.C.W.D. Mich. reversed Warren County v. Marcy 96 (1878) Bradley none none C.C.N.D. Ill. affirmed Laflin and Rand Powder Company v. Burkhardt 110 (1878) Hunt none none C.C.D. Mass. affirmed Union Machine Company v. Murphy 120 (1878) Clifford none none C.C.E.D. Mo. reversed City of Elizabeth v. Pavement Company 126 (1878) Bradley none none C.C.D.N.J. reversed Allis v. Insurance Company 144 (1878) Miller none none C.C.D. Minn. affirmed Wallace v. Loomis 146 (1878) Bradley none none C.C.S.D. Ala. affirmed United States v. Norton 164 (1878) Waite none none Ct. Cl. affirmed Godfrey v. Terry 171 (1878) Miller Waite none C.C.D.S.C. reversed Lamborn v. Dickinson County 181 (1878) Bradley none none C.C.D. Kan. affirmed Ashcroft v. Boston and Lowell Railroad Company 189 (1878) Clifford none none C.C.D. Mass. affirmed McMicken v. United States 204 (1878) Bradley none none D. La. affirmed United States v. Watkins 219 (1878) Bradley none none D. La. affirmed Hyndman v. Roots 224 (1878) Swayne none none C.C.S.D. Ohio affirmed United States v. McKee 233 (1878) Miller none none Ct. Cl. reversed Lilienthal's Tobacco v. United States 237 (1878) Clifford none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed Macon County v. Shores 272 (1877) Swayne none none C.C.W.D. Mo. affirmed Chaboya v. Umbarger 280 (1878) Miller none none Cal. affirmed United States v. City of Memphis 284 (1878) Strong none none C.C.W.D. Tenn. affirmed City of Memphis v. United States 293 (1878) Strong none none C.C.W.D. Tenn. affirmed City of Memphis v. Brown 300 (1878) Strong none none C.C.W.D. Tenn. affirmed Trust Company v. Sedgwick 304 (1878) Swayne none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. reversed The Virginia Ehrman 309 (1878) Clifford none none C.C.D. Md. affirmed Hurley v. Jones 318 (1878) Waite none none not indicated reinstatement denied Herbert v. Butler 319 (1878) Bradley none none C.C.E.D.N.Y. affirmed The City of Hartford 323 (1878) Clifford none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed Mutual Life Insurance Company v. Harris 331 (1878) Strong none none C.C.D. Md. reversed American Emigrant Company v. Wright County 339 (1878) Miller none none C.C.D. Iowa affirmed Martin v. Marks 345 (1878) Miller none none La. affirmed Marsh v. Seymour 348 (1878) Clifford none none multiple affirmed Stewart v. Salamon 361 (1878) Waite none Clifford C.C.S.D. Ga. dismissed Arthur v. Moller 365 (1878) Hunt none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed Western Union Telegraph Company v. Davenport 369 (1878) Field none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed Pickens County v. Bank of Commerce 374 (1878) Hunt none none C.C.D.S.C. affirmed Work v. Leathers 379 (1878) Swayne none none C.C.D. La. affirmed Burgess v. Salmon 381 (1878) Hunt none none C.C.E.D. Va. affirmed Pettigrew v. United States 385 (1878) Miller none none C.C.W.D. Tenn. reversed City of Nauvoo v. Ritter 389 (1878) Waite none none C.C.S.D. Ill. affirmed Erwin v. United States 392 (1878) Field none none Ct. Cl. affirmed Kihlberg v. United States 398 (1878) Harlan none none Ct. Cl. affirmed Four Packages v. United States 404 (1878) Clifford none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed United States v. Mora 413 (1878) Bradley none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. reversed Kendig v. Dean 423 (1878) Miller none none C.C.W.D. Tenn. reversed Mimmack v. United States 426 (1878) Clifford none none Ct. Cl. affirmed Stoll v. Pepper 438 (1878) Waite none none C.C.D. Ky. affirmed Settlemier v. Sullivan 444 (1879) Field none Bradley C.C.D. Or. affirmed Hill v. National Bank 450 (1878) Swayne none none Sup. Ct. D.C. affirmed Keith v. Clark 454 (1878) Miller none Waite; Bradley; Harlan Tenn. reversed Spofford v. Kirk 484 (1878) Strong none none Sup. Ct. D.C. affirmed Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company v. Kansas Pacific Railway Company 491 (1878) Field none none Kan. affirmed Patterson v. Kentucky 501 (1879) Harlan none none Ky. affirmed Coleman v. Tennessee 509 (1879) Field none Clifford Tenn. reversed Welch v. Cook 541 (1879) Hunt none none Sup. Ct. D.C. affirmed United States v. Claflin 546 (1878) Strong none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed Chicago and North Western Railway Company v. Sayles 554 (1878) Bradley none none C.C.N.D. Ill. reversed Gray v. Blanchard 564 (1878) Waite none none C.C.W.D. Mich. dismissed Cook v. Pennsylvania 566 (1878) Miller none none Pa. reversed Hosmer v. Wallace 575 (1879) Field none none Cal. affirmed Newcomb v. Wood 581 (1878) Swayne none none C.C.N.D. Ohio affirmed Gaussen v. United States 584 (1878) Strong none none C.C.D. La. affirmed Ford v. Surget 594 (1878) Harlan Clifford none Miss. affirmed Howland v. Blake 624 (1878) Hunt none none C.C.E.D. Wis. affirmed Davie v. Briggs 628 (1878) Harlan none none C.C.W.D.N.C. affirmed Stacey v. Emery 642 (1878) Hunt none none C.C.M.D. Tenn. affirmed Robertson v. Cease 646 (1878) Harlan none none C.C.W.D. Tex. reversed Barney v. Dolph 652 (1878) Waite none none Or. affirmed Fertilizing Company v. Village of Hyde Park 659 (1878) Swayne Miller Strong Ill. affirmed Union Mutual Life Insurance Company v. Lewis 682 (1879) Harlan none none C.C.E.D. Mo. reversed Mattingly v. District of Columbia 687 (1878) Strong none none Sup. Ct. D.C. reversed Ruch v. City of Rock Island 693 (1878) Swayne none none C.C.N.D. Ill. affirmed Memphis and Charleston Railroad Company v. Gaines 697 (1878) Waite none none Tenn. affirmed

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