Term recap
October Term 1844 in review
Every writing the Court issued during October Term 1844, as we tracked it in real time: merits decisions with the Reporter's one-line holdings, cert-stage statements, and emergency applications.
51
Merits decisions
0
Cert-stage statements
0
Emergency applications
21
Decision days
The term's first merits decision came down December 13, 1844 and the last on March 18, 1845. The busiest single day was March 18, 1845 with 9 decisions.
Merits decisions, month by month
December 1844 · 7 decisions
January 1845 · 16 decisions
- Ross Ex Rel. Pratt v. Prentiss
- Winston v. United States
- Jane v. Vick
- Kendall v. Stokes
- Taylor v. United States
- Barry v. Gamble
- McDonogh v. Millaudon
- Curtis v. Martin
- Swartwout v. Gihon
- Waller v. Best
- Richard Nugent, Assignee of Elizabeth Norton, in Bankruptcy, in Error v. George W. Boyd, Isaac T. Preston, and Abner Phelps
- Black v. J. W. Zacharie & Co.
- Lessee of Croghan v. Nelson
- Cary v. Curtis
- Lessee of William L. Brown and Wife, in Error v. Joseph Clements and Jonathan Hunt, in Error
- Gordon v. Appeal Tax Court
February 1845 · 19 decisions
- White v. Nicholls
- United States v. Freeman
- Bonnafee v. Ira E. Williams
- Lessee of Gantly v. Ewing
- Stimpson v. West Chester Railroad
- Searight v. Stokes
- Pollard's Lessee v. HAGAN
- Washington Bridge Co. v. Stewart
- United States v. Prescott
- Chaires Ex Rel. Chaires v. United States
- Lessee of Clymer v. Dawkins
- Thomas Wilson & Co. v. Smith
- Price Ex Rel. Gaulley v. Sessions
- Andrews v. Wall
- Oliver v. Piatt
- Camden v. Doremus
- Daviess v. Fairbairn
- Neil, Moore & Co. v. State
- Lessee of Hickey v. Stewart
March 1845 · 9 decisions
- United States v. ANDREW HODGE
- United States v. Gear
- Carroll v. Safford
- State Ex Rel. Washington County v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
- Permoli v. Municipality No. 1 of New Orleans
- The United States v. William Marvin
- Brockett v. Brockett
- William H. McFarland v. William M. Gwin, (Late Marshal.)
- United States v. King
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