Term recap
October Term 1877 in review
Every writing the Court issued during October Term 1877, as we tracked it in real time: merits decisions with the Reporter's one-line holdings, cert-stage statements, and emergency applications.
252
Merits decisions
0
Cert-stage statements
0
Emergency applications
26
Decision days
The term's first merits decision came down October 22, 1877 and the last on May 18, 1878. The busiest single day was January 18, 1878 with 24 decisions.
Merits decisions, month by month
October 1877 · 16 decisions
- Good v. Martin
- McMillen v. Anderson
- Hatch v. Coddington
- Keystone Bridge Co. v. Phoenix Iron Co.
- Pratt v. Railway Co.
- New Orleans Canal & Banking Co. v. Montgomery
- Shaw v. Bill
- Reed v. Insurance Co.
- Ex Parte Railroad Co.
- Pacific Railroad of Missouri v. Ketchum
- Eddy v. Dennis
- Van Reynegan v. Bolton
- New Jersey v. Yard
- Shields v. Ohio
- Terry v. Anderson
- Williams v. Morris
November 1877 · 49 decisions
- Goodenough Hoese-Shoe Manufacturing Co. v. Rhode Island Horse-Shoe Co.
- Insurance Co. v. Boon
- County of Cass v. Jordan
- Radich v. Hutchins
- Insurance Co. v. Dutcher
- County of Cass v. Johnston
- County of Cass v. Shores
- West Philadelphia Bank v. Dickson
- Merchants' National Bank v. Cook
- Alvord v. United States
- Hawkins v. United States
- Continental Improvement Co. v. Stead
- Ex Parte Easton
- Insurance Co. v. Wolff
- County of Henry v. Nicolay
- Roemer v. Simon
- Railroad Co. v. Durant
- Insurance Co. v. Lanier
- McHenry v. La Société Française D'Épargnes
- Adams v. Nashville
- Railroad Co. v. Rose
- Buffington v. Harvey
- Chouteau v. United States
- Briges v. Sperry
- Packet Co. v. Keokuk
- Insurance Co. v. Rodel
- Pearson v. Yewdall
- Blount v. Windley
- Railway Co. v. Stewart
- Amory v. Amory
- Brown v. County of Buena Vista
- Railroad Co. v. Hecht
- Insurance Co. v. Express Co.
- Beecher v. Wetherby
- Movius v. Arthur
- Insurance Company v. Pechner
- Turnbull v. Payson
- Young v. United States
- Milner v. Meek
- Nimick v. Coleman
- Insurance Co. v. Davis
- Ould v. Washington Hospital for Foundlings
- Tennessee v. Sneed
- The" Wanata"
- Cambuston v. United States
- Morrow v. Whitney
- Given v. Hilton
- Knote v. United States
- Werner v. King
December 1877 · 28 decisions
- Kerr v. Clampitt
- Colorado Company v. Commissioners
- Beckwith v. Talbot
- Insurance Co. v. Higginbotham
- Railroad Co. v. Jones
- Brown v. Spofford
- Preston v. Preston
- United States v. Gillis
- Bergdoll v. Pollock
- Chubb v. Upton
- County of MacOn v. Shores
- New Orleans v. Clark
- United States v. THE" GRACE LOTHROP"
- United States v. Smith
- Cochrane v. Deener
- Clark v. United States
- Thompson v. Maxwell
- Insurance Companies v. Thompson
- West St. Louis Savings Bank v. Shawnee County Bank
- Insurance Co. v. Haven
- Fabbri v. Murphy
- Mitchell v. Moore
- Transportation Line v. Hope
- Beard v. Burts
- United States v. Two Hundred Barrels of Whiskey
- Bates v. Clark
- United States v. Babbitt
- Hart v. United States
January 1878 · 45 decisions
- Dial v. Reynolds
- Chaboya v. Umbarger
- Hall v. DeCuir
- Farrington v. Tennessee
- Wolf v. Stix
- Thompson v. Butler
- United States v. Fox
- Sage v. Railroad Co.
- Kelly v. Calhoun
- United States v. County of Clark
- Railroad Company v. Houston
- Ferguson v. McLaughlin
- Pound v. Turck
- Railroad Co. v. Husen
- Water and Mining Co. v. Bugbey
- United States v. Mann
- Railway Co. v. Stevens
- National Bank v. Warren
- Dobbins's Distillery v. United States
- Ames v. Quimby
- The" Virginia Ehrman" and The" Agnese"
- Burdette v. Bartlett
- McAllister v. Kuhn
- Davidson v. New Orleans
- Brawley v. United States
- County Commissioners v. Chandler
- McGarrahan v. Mining Co.
- United States v. Wilcox
- Alexandria v. Fairfax
- Insurance Co. v. Brame
- United States v. McLean
- United States v. Meigs
- Lilienthal's Tobacco v. United States
- Gold-Mining Co. v. National Bank
- United States v. State Bank
- National Bank v. Insurance Co.
- Wallace v. Loomis
- Jones v. United States
- Pennoyer v. Neff
- O'Reilly v. Edrington
- Insurance Company v. McCain
- Dewing v. Perdicaries
- United States v. Norton
- Turnpike Co. v. Illinois
- Gold-Washing and Water Co. v. Keyes
February 1878 · 32 decisions
- Wisconsin v. Duluth
- Insurance Co. v. Mowry
- Bissell v. Heyward
- King v. Pardee
- Hotel Co. v. Wade
- Schumacher v. Cornell
- The Lady Pike
- Strong v. United States
- Memphis v. Brown
- Memphis v. United States
- Cromwell v. County of Sac
- United States v. Morrison
- Neal v. Clark
- Hitchcock v. Galveston
- Noyes v. Hall
- The" City of Hartford" and The" Unit"
- Yeatman v. Savings Institution
- Railway Co. v. McCarthy
- Hutchinson v. the Northfield
- Emigrant Co. v. County of Wright
- Francis v. United States
- Lamborn v. County Commissioners
- Insurance Co. v. Norton
- United States v. Moore
- United States v. McKee
- United States v. Clark
- Baird v. United States
- Mitchell v. United States
- County of Bates v. Winters
- Martin v. Marks
- MacHine Co. v. Murphy
- United States v. Memphis
March 1878 · 19 decisions
- Herbert v. Butler
- Williams v. Bruffy
- Troy v. Evans
- Conrad v. Waples
- Pensacola Telegraph Co. v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
- Railroad Co. v. Richmond
- Atherton v. Fowler
- Godfrey v. Terry
- Marsh v. Seymour
- Burbank v. Conrad
- Clark v. Beecher
- Trust Co. v. Sedgwick
- Rubber-Coated Harness-Trimming Co. v. Welling
- Gregory v. Morris
- Insurance Co. v. Brune's Assignee
- Morgan v. Railroad Co.
- Insurance Co. v. Harris
- McMicken v. United States
- United States v. Watkins
April 1878 · 45 decisions
- United States v. Atchison, Topeka &C. Railroad
- Casey v. Schuchardt
- Casey v. Schneider
- Casey v. National Bank
- Casey v. Cavaroc
- Pratt v. Pratt
- County of Ray v. Vansycle
- Huntington v. Savings Bank
- Peugh v. Davis
- Shillaber v. Robinson
- Murphy v. Arnson
- United States v. Kaufman
- Arthur v. Zimmerman
- Arthur v. Sussfield
- Arthur v. Morrison
- Arthur v. Lahey
- Edwards v. Kearzey
- Arthur v. Stephani
- Arthur v. Unkart
- Hurley v. Jones
- McPherson v. Cox
- Murray v. Charleston
- Davies v. Arthur
- Railroad Co. v. Vance
- Railroad Co. v. Collector
- United States v. Simmons
- Township of Rock Creek v. Strong
- San Antonio v. Mehaffy
- Pullman v. Upton
- Garfield v. Paris
- Eldridge v. Hill
- Arthur v. Goddard
- Arthur v. Rheims
- Arthur v. Davies
- Arthur v. Herman
- Arthur v. Homer
- McLean v. Fleming
- Insurance Co. v. Eggleston
- Grant v. National Bank
- Walker v. Johnson
- Hyndman v. Roots
- Meister v. Moore
- Wheeler v. National Bank
- Powder Co. v. Burkhardt
- Railroad Co. v. Maine
May 1878 · 18 decisions
- United States v. Van Auken
- Ex Parte Schollenberger
- Ex Parte Jackson
- Elizabeth v. Pavement Co.
- Glue Co. v. Upton
- Hayward v. National Bank
- Insurance Co. v. Gossler
- Beer Co. v. Massachusetts
- Brine v. Insurance Co.
- Allis v. Insurance Co.
- National Bank v. Omaha
- Young v. United States
- Ketchum v. Duncan
- United States v. Driscoll
- County of Warren v. Marcy
- Moore v. Robbins
- Ashcroft v. Railroad Co.
- Kohlsaat v. Murphy
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