This is a list of cases reported in volume 20 (7 Wheat.) of United States Reports, decided by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1822.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, Ricard v. Williams is 20 U.S. (7 Wheat.) 59 (1822).
Justices of the Supreme Court at the time of 20 U.S. (7 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 20 U.S. (7 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)
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 20 U.S. (7 Wheat.)
Case Name Page and year Opinion of the Court Concurring opinion(s) Dissenting opinion(s) Lower court Disposition Miller v. Kerr 1 (1822) Todd none none not indicated affirmed Newsom v. Pryor's Lessee 7 (1822) Marshall none none C.C.D.W. Tenn. affirmed Tayloe v. Sandiford 13 (1822) Marshall none none C.C.D.C. reversed Taylor's Lessee v. Myers 23 (1822) Marshall none none C.C.D. Ohio certification Green v. Watkins 27 (1822) Story none none not indicated affirmed Page's Administrators v. Bank of Alexandria 35 (1822) Livingston none none C.C.D.C. reversed Ex parte Kearney 38 (1822) Story none none C.C.D.C. habeas corpus denied Bayley v. Greenleaf 46 (1822) Marshall none none C.C.D.C. affirmed Browder v. M'Arthur 58 (1822) per curiam none none not indicated rehearing denied Ricard v. Williams 59 (1822) Story none none C.C.D. Conn. reversed Bouldin v. Massie's Heirs 122 (1822) Marshall none none C.C.D. Ohio affirmed Watts v. Lindsey's Heirs 158 (1822) Todd none none C.C.D. Ohio affirmed Matthews v. Zane 164 (1822) Marshall none none Ohio affirmed Hoofnagle v. Anderson 212 (1822) Marshall none none C.C.D. Ohio affirmed Brown v. Jackson 218 (1822) Livingston none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed Blunt's Lessee v. Smith 248 (1822) Marshall none none C.C.D.W. Tenn. affirmed The Santissima Trinidad 283 (1822) Story none none C.C.D. Va. affirmed Evans v. Eaton 356 (1822) Story none Livingston C.C.D. Pa. affirmed Evans v. Hettich 453 (1822) Story none none C.C.D. Pa. affirmed The Gran Para 471 (1822) Marshall none none C.C.D. Md. affirmed The Santa Maria 490 (1822) Livingston none none C.C.D. Md. affirmed The Arrogante Barcelones 496 (1822) Johnson none none C.C.D. Md. affirmed The Monte Allegre 520 (1822) Marshall none none C.C.D. Md. affirmed Crocket v. Lee 522 (1822) Marshall none none C.C.D. Ky. reversed Macker's Heirs v. Thomas 530 (1822) Washington none none C.C.D. Ky. reversed Columbian Insurance Company v. Wheelright 534 (1822) per curiam none none C.C.D.C. dismissed Blight's Lessee v. Rochester 535 (1822) Marshall none none C.C.D. Ky. affirmed The Irresistible 551 (1822) Marshall none none C.C.D. Md. affirmed Holbrook v. Union Bank 553 (1822) Marshall none none C.C.D.C. affirmed Marbury v. Brooks 556 (1822) Marshall none none C.C.D.C. reversed Dorr v. Pacific Insurance Company 581 (1822) Johnson none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. certiorari granted
Notes and references
See also certificate of division
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