List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 66

This is a list of cases reported in volume 66 (1 Black) of United States Reports, decided by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1861 and 1862.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").

Jeremiah Sullivan Black Starting with the 66th volume of U.S. Reports, the Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States was Jeremiah S. Black. Black was Reporter of Decisions from 1861 to 1862, covering volumes 66 and 67 of United States Reports which correspond to volumes 1 and 2 of his Black's Reports. As such, the dual form of citation to, for example, The Steamer New Philadelphia is 66 U.S. (1 Black) 62 (1862).

Justices of the Supreme Court at the time of 66 U.S. (1 Black)

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).

Due to two unfilled vacancies, when the cases in 66 U.S. (1 Black) were decided the Court comprised only these seven members:

Portrait Justice Office Home State Succeeded Date confirmed by the Senate(Vote) Tenure on Supreme Court Roger B. Taney Chief Justice Maryland John Marshall (29–15) –October 12, 1864(Died) James Moore Wayne Associate Justice Georgia William Johnson (Acclamation) –July 5, 1867(Died) John Catron Associate Justice Tennessee newly created seat (28–15) –May 30, 1865(Died) Samuel Nelson Associate Justice New York Smith Thompson (Acclamation) –November 28, 1872(Retired) Robert Cooper Grier Associate Justice Pennsylvania Henry Baldwin (Acclamation) –January 31, 1870(Retired) 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)

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 66 U.S. (1 Black)

Case Name Page and year Opinion of the Court Concurring opinion(s) Dissenting opinion(s) Lower Court Disposition Dutton v. Strong 23 (1861) Clifford none none D. Wis. reversed United States v. Hensley 35 (1861) Grier none none N.D. Cal. reversed Bacon v. Hart 38 (1862) Taney none none not indicated dismissed Weightman v. City of Washington 39 (1862) Clifford none none C.C.D.C. reversed Wabash and Erie Canal v. Beers 54 (1862) Taney none none C.C.D. Ind. affirmed United States v. Babbit 55 (1862) Swayne none none D. Iowa reversed The Steamer New Philadelphia 62 (1862) Wayne none none S.D.N.Y. affirmed Clark v. Hackett 77 (1862) Nelson none none C.C.D.N.H. affirmed Hager v. Thomson 80 (1862) Clifford none none C.C.D.N.J. affirmed Hecker v. Fowler 95 (1862) Taney none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. dismissal denied Dermott v. Wallach 96 (1862) Nelson none none C.C.D.C. reversed O'Brien v. Smith 99 (1862) Taney none none not indicated affirmed Stiles v. Davis 101 (1861) Nelson none none N.D. Ill. reversed 4,885 Bags of Linseed 108 (1861) Taney none none C.C.D. Mass. affirmed Hogg v. Ruffner 115 (1861) Grier none none D. Ind. reversed The Barque Island City 121 (1862) Grier none none C.C.D. Mass. affirmed O'Brien v. Perry 132 (1862) Nelson none none Mo. affirmed Bryan v. United States 140 (1862) Nelson none none C.C.D.C. reversed Gregg v. Tesson 150 (1862) Nelson none none N.D. Ill. reversed Nelson v. Woodruff 156 (1862) Wayne none none S.D.N.Y. affirmed The Brig Collenberg 170 (1862) Clifford none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed Carondelet v. City of St. Louis 179 (1862) Catron none none Mo. affirmed Hodge v. Combs 192 (1862) Grier none none C.C.D.C. affirmed Magwire v. Tyler 195 (1862) Catron none Taney Mo. affirmed Bates v. Illinois Central Railroad Company 204 (1862) Catron none none C.C.N.D. Ill. affirmed Johnston v. Jones 209 (1862) Swayne none none C.C.N.D. Ill. affirmed United States v. Knight's Administrator I 227 (1862) Clifford none Wayne N.D. Cal. reversed Rogers v. Law 253 (1862) Nelson none none C.C.D.C. affirmed Massachusetts v. Federal Street Meeting House 262 (1862) Grier none none Mass. dismissed United States v. Wilson 267 (1862) Nelson none none N.D. Cal. affirmed Pratt v. Fitzhugh 271 (1862) Nelson none none C.C.N.D.N.Y. dismissed Moffitt v. Garr 273 (1862) Nelson none none C.C.S.D. Ohio affirmed United States v. Vallejo 283 (1862) Wayne none none D. Cal. affirmed Ohio and Mississippi Railway Company v. Wheeler 286 (1862) Taney none none C.C.D. Ind. certification United States v. Neleigh 298 (1862) Grier none none N.D. Cal. reversed Farni v. Tesson 309 (1862) Grier none none C.C.N.D. Ill. reversed Harkness v. Underhill 316 (1862) Catron none none C.C.N.D. Ill. affirmed Laflin v. Herrington 326 (1862) Wayne none none C.C.N.D. Ill. affirmed United States v. Covilland 339 (1861) Catron none none N.D. Cal. reversed Singleton v. Touchard 342 (1862) Grier none none C.C.N.D. Cal. affirmed Clagett v. Kilbourne 346 (1862) Nelson none none D. Iowa affirmed Farney v. Towle 350 (1862) Taney none none N.Y. Super. Ct. dismissed Crews v. Burcham 352 (1862) Nelson none none C.C.N.D. Ill. affirmed Rice v. Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad Company 358 (1862) Clifford none Nelson; Wayne D. Minn. reversed Woods v. Lawrence County 386 (1862) Wayne none none C.C.W.D. Pa. certification The Ship Marcellus 414 (1862) Grier none none C.C.D. Mass. affirmed Cleveland v. Chamberlain 419 (1862) Grier none none D. Wis. dismissed Vance v. Campbell 427 (1862) Nelson none none C.C.S.D. Ohio reversed Haussknecht v. Claypool 431 (1862) Nelson none none C.C.S.D. Ohio reversed Jefferson Branch Bank v. Skelly 436(1862) Wayne none none Ohio reversed Washington v. Ogden 450 (1862) Grier none none C.C.N.D. Ill. reversed McCool v. Smith 459 (1862) Swayne none none C.C.N.D. Ill. reversed Verden v. Coleman 472 (1862) Grier none none Ind. dismissed Franklin Branch Bank v. Ohio 474 (1862) Wayne none none Ohio reversed Leonard v. Davis 476 (1862) Clifford none none C.C.D. Mich. reversed United States v. Jackalow 484 (1862) Nelson none none C.C.D.N.J. certification United States v. Knight's Administrator II 488 (1862) Taney none none N.D. Cal. rehearing denied Flanigan v. Turner 491 (1862) Nelson none none C.C.D. Md. affirmed The Water Witch 494 (1862) Grier none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed White's Administrator v. United States 501 (1862) Grier none none N.D. Cal. mandamus denied Ex parte Gordon 503 (1862) Taney none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. prohibition denied Foster v. Goddard 506 (1862) Swayne none none C.C.D. Mass. affirmed Hoyt v. Shelden 518 (1862) Taney none none N.Y. Super. Ct. dismissed The Steamer St. Lawrence 522 (1862) Taney none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed Law v. Cross 533 (1862) Grier none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed United States v. Vallejo 541 (1862) Nelson none Grier; Wayne N.D. Cal. reversed Inbusch v. Farwell 566 (1862) Clifford none none D. Wis. affirmed The Propeller Commerce 574 (1862) Clifford none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed Silliman v. Hudson River Bridge Company 582 (1862) Nelson none none C.C.N.D.N.Y. certification Pindell v. Mullikin 585 (1862) Catron none none C.C.D. Mo. affirmed Sherman v. Smith 587 (1862) Nelson none none N.Y. Sup. Ct. affirmed Glasgow v. Hortiz 595 (1862) Grier none none Mo. affirmed Conway v. Taylor's Executor 603 (1862) Swayne none none Ky. affirmed

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List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 66

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