This is a list of cases reported in volume 108 of United States Reports, decided by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1882 and 1883.

Justices of the Supreme Court at the time of volume 108 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 108 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 108 U.S.

Case Name Page & year Opinion of the Court Concurring opinion(s) Dissenting opinion(s) Lower Court Disposition In re Amendments to Rules 1 & 101 (1882) Waite none none original rules amended Johnson v. Waters4 (1882) Waite none none C.C.D. La. supersedeas denied Lehigh Crane Iron Company v. Hoagland5 (1882) Waite none none N.J. Sup. Ct. dismissal denied Waples v. Hays6 (1882) Waite none none C.C.D. La. affirmed Bigelow v. Armes10 (1882) Waite none none Sup. Ct. D.C. affirmed Gray v. Howe12 (1882) Waite none none Sup. Ct. Terr. Utah affirmed Feibelman v. Packard14 (1882) Waite none none C.C.D. La. dismissed Woolf v. Hamilton15 (1883) Waite none none Sup. Ct. Terr. Utah dismissed City of New Orleans v. New Orleans, Mobile and Texas Railroad Company15 (1883) Waite none none C.C.D. La. continued Mayer v. Walsh17 (1883) Waite none none C.C.S.D. Miss. continued Chicago and Alton Railroad Company v. Wiggins Ferry Company18 (1883) Waite none none C.C.E.D. Mo. affirmed St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway v. Southern Exchange Company24 (1883) Waite none none C.C.E.D. Mo. dismissal denied Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad Company v. Dinsmore30 (1883) Waite none none C.C.D. Kan. certiorari granted Stebbins v. Duncan32 (1883) Woods none none C.C.D. Ill. affirmed Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance v. Cushman51 (1883) Harlan none none C.C.D. Ill. affirmed Medsker v. Bonebrake66 (1883) Miller none none C.C.D. Ind. reversed Stucky v. Masonic Savings Bank74 (1883) Miller none none C.C.D. Ky. affirmed New Hampshire v. Louisiana76 (1883) Waite none none original dismissed The Nuestra Senora de Regla92 (1883) Waite none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. reversed Crossley v. City of New Orleans105 (1883) Waite none none La. dismissed Merritt v. Stephani106 (1883) Blatchford none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. reversed Merritt v. Park109 (1883) Blatchford none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. reversed City of Ottawa v. Carey110 (1883) Waite none none C.C.N.D. Ill. reversed Arthur v. Fox125 (1883) Waite none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. reversed Winchester v. Loud130 (1883) Waite none none C.C.E.D. Mich. affirmed Elliott v. Sackett132 (1883) Blatchford none none C.C.N.D. Ill. reversed Ewell v. Daggs143 (1883) Matthews none none C.C.W.D. Tex. affirmed The Belgenland153 (1883) Waite none none C.C.E.D. Pa. mandamus denied Shainwald v. Lewis158 (1883) Waite none none C.C.D. Nev. affirmed Barton v. Geiler161 (1883) Waite none none Tenn. affirmed Goldenberg v. Murphy162 (1883) Waite none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. reversed Gage v. Pumpelly164 (1883) Waite none none C.C.N.D. Ill. dismissal denied Hilton v. Dickinson165 (1883) Waite none none Sup. Ct. D.C. dismissed Ludloff v. United States176 (1883) Blatchford none none C.C.D. Md. affirmed City of Savannah v. Kelly184 (1883) Matthews none none C.C.S.D. Ga. affirmed City of Savannah v. Martin191 (1882) Matthews none none C.C.S.D. Ga. affirmed United States v. Britton I192 (1883) Woods none none C.C.E.D. Mo. certification United States v. Britton II193 (1883) Woods none none C.C.E.D. Mo. certification United States v. Britton III199 (1883) Woods none none C.C.E.D. Mo. certification United States v. Britton IV207 (1883) per curiam none none C.C.E.D. Mo. dismissed Kirkbride v. Lafayette County208 (1883) Harlan none none C.C.W.D. Mo. reversed St. Paul and Chicago Railway Company v. McLean212 (1883) Harlan none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed Manhattan Medicine Company v. Wood218 (1883) Field none none C.C.D. Me. affirmed Memphis and Charleston Railroad Company v. United States228 (1883) Waite none none C.C.W.D. Tenn. reversed Ex parte Norton237 (1883) Waite none none C.C.E.D. La. mandamus granted District of Columbia v. Washington Market Company243 (1883) Matthews none none Sup. Ct. D.C. affirmed Wilkins v. Ellett256 (1883) Gray none none C.C.W.D. Tenn. reversed Hampton v. Phipps260 (1883) Matthews none none C.C.D.S.C. reversed Basket v. Hassell267 (1883) Matthews none none C.C.D. Ind. rehearing denied Rountree v. Smith269 (1883) Miller none none C.C.W.D. Wis. affirmed Little Miami and Columbus and Xenia Railroad Company v. United States277 (1883) Waite none none C.C.S.D. Ohio reversed Wright v. United States281 (1883) Waite none none C.C.M.D. Tenn. affirmed Lewis v. City of Shreveport282 (1883) Waite none none C.C.D. La. affirmed Farlow v. Kelly288 (1883) Waite none none C.C.N.D. Ohio affirmed Ensminger v. Powers292 (1883) Blatchford none none C.C.W.D. Tenn. multiple The Jesse Williamson, Jr.305 (1883) Blatchford none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. dismissed Tutton v. Viti312 (1883) Gray none none C.C.E.D. Pa. affirmed Howard County v. Booneville Central National Bank314 (1883) Harlan none none C.C.W.D. Mo. affirmed Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company v. Fifth Baptist Church317 (1883) Field none none Sup. Ct. D.C. affirmed United States v. Ambrose336 (1883) Miller none none C.C.S.D. Ohio certification The Tornado342 (1883) Blatchford none none C.C.D. La. affirmed The Connemara352 (1883) Gray none none C.C.D. La. affirmed Adriatic Fire Insurance Company v. Treadwell361 (1883) Matthews none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. reversed Scruggs' Executor v. Memphis and Charleston Railroad Company368 (1883) Woods none none C.C.N.D. Miss. affirmed Boese v. King379 (1883) Harlan none Matthews N.Y. affirmed Warren v. King389 (1883) Blatchford none none C.C.D. Ind. affirmed In re Devoe Manufacturing Company401 (1883) Blatchford none none D.N.J. prohibition denied Post v. Pearson418 (1883) Gray none none Sup. Ct. Terr. Dakota affirmed Hawkins v. Blake422 (1883) Matthews none none C.C.E.D.N.C. affirmed Clark v. Barnard436 (1883) Matthews none none C.C.D. Mass. reversed Manning v. Cape Ann Isinglass and Glue Company462 (1883) Woods none none C.C.D. Mass. affirmed Downton v. Yaeger Milling Company466 (1883) Woods none none C.C.E.D. Mo. affirmed Gross v. United States Mortgage Company477 (1883) Harlan none none Ill. affirmed United States v. 43 Gallons of Whisky491 (1883) Field none none C.C.D. Minn. reversed Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company v. Luchs498 (1883) Field none none Sup. Ct. D.C. affirmed Western Pacific Railroad Company v. United States510 (1883) Miller none none C.C.D. Cal. affirmed Vance v. Vance514 (1883) Miller none none La. affirmed Washington and Georgetown Railroad Company v. District of Columbia522 (1883) Miller none none Sup. Ct. D.C. affirmed Ruggles v. Illinois526 (1883) Waite Harlan none Ill. affirmed Illinois Central Railroad Company v. Illinois541 (1883) Waite Field; Harlan none Ill. affirmed Hawley v. Fairbanks543 (1883) Waite none none C.C.N.D. Ill. dismissed Ex parte Hung Hang552 (1883) Waite none none S.F. Police Ct. habeas corpus denied Meath v. Phillips County553 (1883) Waite none none C.C.E.D. Ark. affirmed Ex parte Tom Tong556 (1883) Waite none none C.C.D. Cal. remanded Gibson v. Bruce561 (1883) Waite none none C.C.S.D. Ohio affirmed New Jersey Zinc Company v. Trotter564 (1883) Waite none none C.C.D.N.J. dismissed Ex parte Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company566 (1883) Waite none none C.C.W.D. Va. mandamus denied Scarborough v. Pargoud567 (1883) Waite none none La. dismissed Louisiana ex rel. New Orleans Gas Light Company v. City of New Orleans568 (1883) Waite none none La. dismissed

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