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{{United States constitutional law}}
{{United States constitutional law}}
This is a '''list of the 54 cases reported in volume 125 of ''[[United States Reports]]''''', decided by the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] in 1888.
This is a '''list of cases reported in volume 125 of ''[[United States Reports]]''''', decided by the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] in 1888.


== Justices of the Supreme Court at the time of volume 125 U.S. ==
== Justices of the Supreme Court at the time of volume 125 U.S. ==
{{see also|List of United States Supreme Court justices by time in office}}
{{see also|List of United States Supreme Court justices by time in office}}
{{see also|List of justices of the Supreme Court of the United States by court composition}}
{{see also|List of justices of the Supreme Court of the United States by court composition}}

⚫
{{see also|Waite Court}}
The Supreme Court is established by [[Article Three of the United States Constitution|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 of the United States|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).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://guides.ll.georgetown.edu/supreme_court|title=Supreme Court Research Guide |access-date=7 April 2021 |publisher=Georgetown Law Library}}</ref> Since 1789 Congress has varied the size of the Court from six to [[Seventh Circuit Act of 1807|seven]], [[Eighth and Ninth Circuits Act of 1837|nine]], [[Tenth Circuit Act of 1863|ten]], and back to [[Judiciary Act of 1869|nine]] justices (always including one chief justice).
The Supreme Court is established by [[Article Three of the United States Constitution|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 of the United States|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).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://guides.ll.georgetown.edu/supreme_court|title=Supreme Court Research Guide |access-date=7 April 2021 |publisher=Georgetown Law Library}}</ref> Since 1789 Congress has varied the size of the Court from six to [[Seventh Circuit Act of 1807|seven]], [[Eighth and Ninth Circuits Act of 1837|nine]], [[Tenth Circuit Act of 1863|ten]], and back to [[Judiciary Act of 1869|nine]] justices (always including one chief justice).


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{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Portrait
! Portrait !! Justice !! Office !! Home State !! Succeeded !! Date confirmed by the Senate<br />(Vote) !! Tenure on Supreme Court
! scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Justice
! scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Office
! scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Home State
! scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Succeeded
! scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Date confirmed by the Senate<br />(Vote)
! scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Tenure on Supreme Court
|-
|-
| [[File:Chief Justice Morrison Waite.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Chief Justice Morrison Waite.jpg|75px]]
| [[Morrison Waite]]
| [[Morrison Waite]]
| [[Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States|Chief Justice]]
| [[Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States|Chief Justice]]
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| {{dts|March 4, 1874}}<br />–<br />March 23, 1888<br /><small>(Died)</small>
| {{dts|March 4, 1874}}<br />–<br />March 23, 1888<br /><small>(Died)</small>
|-
|-
| [[File:Samuel Freeman Miller - Brady-Handy.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Samuel Freeman Miller - Brady-Handy.jpg|75px]]
| [[Samuel Freeman Miller]]
| [[Samuel Freeman Miller]]
| [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States|Associate Justice]]
| [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States|Associate Justice]]
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| {{dts|July 21, 1862}}<br />–<br />October 13, 1890<br /><small>(Died)</small>
| {{dts|July 21, 1862}}<br />–<br />October 13, 1890<br /><small>(Died)</small>
|-
|-
| [[File:Stephen Johnson Field, photo half length seated, 1875.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Stephen Johnson Field, photo half length seated, 1875.jpg|75px]]
| [[Stephen Johnson Field]]
| [[Stephen Johnson Field]]
| [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States|Associate Justice]]
| [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States|Associate Justice]]
| [[California]]
| [[California]]
| newly-created seat
| newly created seat
| {{dts|March 10, 1863}}<br />(Acclamation)
| {{dts|March 10, 1863}}<br />(Acclamation)
|{{dts|May 10, 1863}}<br />–<br />December 1, 1897<br /><small>(Retired)</small>
|{{dts|May 10, 1863}}<br />–<br />December 1, 1897<br /><small>(Retired)</small>
|-
|-
| [[File:Joseph Philo Bradley - Brady-Handy.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Joseph Philo Bradley - Brady-Handy.jpg|75px]]
| [[Joseph P. Bradley]]
| [[Joseph P. Bradley]]
| [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States|Associate Justice]]
| [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States|Associate Justice]]
| [[New Jersey]]
| [[New Jersey]]
| newly-created seat
| newly created seat
| {{dts|March 21, 1870}}<br />(46–9)
| {{dts|March 21, 1870}}<br />(46–9)
| {{dts|March 23, 1870}}<br />–<br />January 22, 1892<br /><small>(Died)</small>
| {{dts|March 23, 1870}}<br />–<br />January 22, 1892<br /><small>(Died)</small>
|-
|-
| [[File:JudgeJMHarlan.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:JudgeJMHarlan.jpg|75px]]
| [[John Marshall Harlan]]
| [[John Marshall Harlan]]
| [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States|Associate Justice]]
| [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States|Associate Justice]]
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| {{dts|December 10, 1877}}<br />–<br />October 14, 1911<br /><small>(Died)</small>
| {{dts|December 10, 1877}}<br />–<br />October 14, 1911<br /><small>(Died)</small>
|-
|-
| [[File:Thomas Stanley Matthews - Brady-Handy.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Thomas Stanley Matthews - Brady-Handy.jpg|75px]]
| [[Stanley Matthews (judge)|Stanley Matthews]]
| [[Stanley Matthews (judge)|Stanley Matthews]]
| [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States|Associate Justice]]
| [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States|Associate Justice]]
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| {{dts|May 17, 1881}}<br />–<br />March 22, 1889<br /><small>(Died)</small>
| {{dts|May 17, 1881}}<br />–<br />March 22, 1889<br /><small>(Died)</small>
|-
|-
| [[File:Horacegrayphoto.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Horacegrayphoto.jpg|75px]]
| [[Horace Gray]]
| [[Horace Gray]]
| [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States|Associate Justice]]
| [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States|Associate Justice]]
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| {{dts|January 9, 1882}}<br />–<br />September 15, 1902<br /><small>(Died)</small>
| {{dts|January 9, 1882}}<br />–<br />September 15, 1902<br /><small>(Died)</small>
|-
|-
| [[File:Samuel Blatchford, US Supreme Court Justice.png|100px]]
| [[File:Samuel Blatchford, US Supreme Court Justice.png|75px]]
| [[Samuel Blatchford]]
| [[Samuel Blatchford]]
| [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States|Associate Justice]]
| [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States|Associate Justice]]
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| {{dts|April 3, 1882}}<br />–<br />July 7, 1893<br /><small>(Died)</small>
| {{dts|April 3, 1882}}<br />–<br />July 7, 1893<br /><small>(Died)</small>
|-
|-
| [[File:Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II - Brady-Handy.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II - Brady-Handy.jpg|75px]]
| [[Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar]]
| [[Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar]]
| [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States|Associate Justice]]
| [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States|Associate Justice]]
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== List of cases in volume 125 U.S. ==
== List of cases in volume 125 U.S. ==

⚫
{{see also|Waite Court}}


{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! scope="col" style="width: 444px;" | Case Name
! scope="col" style="width: 444px;" | Case Name
! scope="col" style="width: 90px;" | Page & year
! scope="col" style="width: 95px;" | Page and year
! scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Opinion of the Court
! scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Opinion of the Court
! scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Concurring opinion(s)
! scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Concurring opinion(s)
! scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Dissenting opinion(s)
! scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Dissenting opinion(s)
! scope="col" style="width: 133px;" | Lower court
! scope="col" style="width: 133px;" | Lower court
! scope="col" style="width: 240px;" | Disposition of case
! scope="col" style="width: 110px;" | Disposition
|-
|-
| ''Willamette Iron Bridge Co. v. Hatch''
| ''Willamette Iron Bridge Company v. Hatch''
| align="right"|[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/92169/willamette-iron-bridge-co-v-hatch 1 (1888)]
| align="right"|[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/92169/willamette-iron-bridge-co-v-hatch 1 (1888)]
| Bradley
| Bradley
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| reversed
| reversed
|-
|-
| ''N.O. Water-Works Co. v. Louisiana Sugar Refining Co.''
| ''New Orleans Waterworks Company v. Louisiana Sugar Refining Company''
| align="right"|[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/92170/no-waterworks-v-la-sugar-co 18 (1888)]
| align="right"|[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/92170/no-waterworks-v-la-sugar-co 18 (1888)]
| Gray
| Gray
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| none
| none
| [[Louisiana Supreme Court|La.]]
| [[Louisiana Supreme Court|La.]]
| dismissed for want of jurisdiction
| dismissed
|-
|-
| ''Kreiger v. [[Shelby Railroad|Shelby R.R. Co.]]''
| ''Kreiger v. [[Shelby Railroad|Shelby Railroad Company]]''
| align="right"|[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/92171/kreiger-v-shelby-r-co 39 (1888)]
| align="right"|[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/92171/kreiger-v-shelby-r-co 39 (1888)]
| Gray
| Gray
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| none
| none
| [[Kentucky Court of Appeals|Ky.]]
| [[Kentucky Court of Appeals|Ky.]]
| dismissed for want of jurisdiction
| dismissed
|-
|-
| ''Dale Tile Mfg. Co. v. Hyatt''
| ''Dale Tile Manufacturing Company v. Hyatt''
| align="right"|[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/92172/dale-tile-mfg-co-v-hyatt 46 (1888)]
| align="right"|[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/92172/dale-tile-mfg-co-v-hyatt 46 (1888)]
| Gray
| Gray
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| none
| none
| [[Illinois Supreme Court|Ill.]]
| [[Illinois Supreme Court|Ill.]]
| dismissed for want of jurisdiction
| dismissed
|-
|-
| ''National Bank of Redemption v. [[Boston, Massachusetts|City of Boston]]''
| ''National Bank Redemption v. [[Boston, Massachusetts|City of Boston]]''
| align="right"|[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/92174/bank-of-redemption-v-boston 60 (1888)]
| align="right"|[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/92174/bank-of-redemption-v-boston 60 (1888)]
| Matthews
| Matthews
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| affirmed
| affirmed
|-
|-
| ''Arthur's Ex'rs v. Butterfield''
| ''Arthur's Executors v. Butterfield''
| align="right"|[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/92175/arthurs-executors-v-butterfield 70 (1888)]
| align="right"|[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/92175/arthurs-executors-v-butterfield 70 (1888)]
| Field
| Field
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| affirmed
| affirmed
|-
|-
| ''Tompkins v. [[Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad|Little Rock & F.S. Ry.]]''
| ''Tompkins v. [[Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad]]''
| align="right"|[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/92179/tompkins-v-little-rock-fort-smith-r-co 109 (1888)]
| align="right"|[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/92179/tompkins-v-little-rock-fort-smith-r-co 109 (1888)]
| Waite
| Waite
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| none
| none
| [[United States circuit court|C.C.E.D. Ark.]]
| [[United States circuit court|C.C.E.D. Ark.]]
| affirmed reversed
| affirmed
|-
|-
| ''Hartranft v. Langfeld''
| ''Hartranft v. Langfeld''
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| affirmed
| affirmed
|-
|-
| ''Tilghman v. Proctor & Gamble''
| ''Tilghman v. Proctor and Gamble''
| align="right"|[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/92181/tilghman-v-proctor 136 (1888)]
| align="right"|[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/92181/tilghman-v-proctor 136 (1888)]
| Gray
| Gray
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| reversed
| reversed
|-
|-
| ''Pembina Consol. Silver M. & M. Co. v. [[Pennsylvania]]''
| ''Pembina Consolidated Silver Mining and Milling Company v. [[Pennsylvania]]''
| align="right"|[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/92186/pembina-consol-silver-mining-milling-co-v-pennsylvania 181 (1888)]
| align="right"|[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/92186/pembina-consol-silver-mining-milling-co-v-pennsylvania 181 (1888)]
| Field
| Field
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| affirmed
| affirmed
|-
|-
| ''Southern Dev. Co. v. Silva''
| ''Southern Development Company v. Silva''
| align="right"|[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/92191/southern-development-co-v-silva 247 (1888)]
| align="right"|[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/92191/southern-development-co-v-silva 247 (1888)]
| Lamar
| Lamar
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| affirmed
| affirmed
|-
|-
| ''[[Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad|Hannibal & S.J.R.R. Co.]] v. Missouri River [[Packet boat|Packet]] Co.''
| ''[[Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad]] Company v. Missouri River [[Packet boat|Packet]] Company''
| align="right"|[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/92192/hannibal-st-joseph-r-co-v-missouri-river-packet-co 260 (1888)]
| align="right"|[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/92192/hannibal-st-joseph-r-co-v-missouri-river-packet-co 260 (1888)]
| Lamar
| Lamar
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| affirmed
| affirmed
|-
|-
| ''United States v. San Jacinto Tin Co.''
| ''United States v. San Jacinto Tin Company''
| align="right"|[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/92193/united-states-v-san-jacinto-tin-co 273 (1888)]
| align="right"|[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/92193/united-states-v-san-jacinto-tin-co 273 (1888)]
| Miller
| Miller
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| affirmed
| affirmed
|-
|-
| ''Sage v. Memphis & L.R.R.R. Co.''
| ''Sage v. Memphis and Little Rock Railroad Company''
| align="right"|[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/92198/sage-v-memphis-little-rock-r-co 361 (1888)]
| align="right"|[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/92198/sage-v-memphis-little-rock-r-co 361 (1888)]
| Harlan
| Harlan
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| affirmed
| affirmed
|-
|-
| ''Washington Ice Co. v. Webster''
| ''Washington Ice Company v. Webster''
| align="right"|[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/92201/washington-ice-co-v-webster 426 (1888)]
| align="right"|[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/92201/washington-ice-co-v-webster 426 (1888)]
| Blatchford
| Blatchford
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| affirmed
| affirmed
|-
|-
| ''Yale Lock Mfg. Co. v. James''
| ''Yale Lock Manufacturing Company v. James''
| align="right"|[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/92202/yale-lock-mfg-co-v-james 447 (1888)]
| align="right"|[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/92202/yale-lock-mfg-co-v-james 447 (1888)]
| Blatchford
| Blatchford
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| affirmed
| affirmed
|-
|-
| ''Bowman Bros. v. [[Chicago and North Western Transportation Company|Chicago & N. Ry. Co.]]''
| ''Bowman Brothers v. [[Chicago and North Western Transportation Company|Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company]]''
| align="right"|[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/92203/bowman-v-chicago-northwestern-r-co 465 (1888)]
| align="right"|[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/92203/bowman-v-chicago-northwestern-r-co 465 (1888)]
| Matthews
| Matthews
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| affirmed
| affirmed
|-
|-
| ''Western Union Tel. Co. v. Attorney Gen.''
| ''[[Western Union|Western Union Telephone Company]] v. Attorney General of Massachusetts''
| align="right"|[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/92205/wu-tel-co-v-massachusetts 530 (1888)]
| align="right"|[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/92205/wu-tel-co-v-massachusetts 530 (1888)]
| Miller
| Miller
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| reversed
| reversed
|-
|-
| ''Bucher v. [[Fitchburg Railroad|Cheshire R.R. Co.]]''
| ''Bucher v. [[Fitchburg Railroad|Cheshire Railroad Company]]''
| align="right"|[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/92206/bucher-v-cheshire-r-co 555 (1888)]
| align="right"|[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/92206/bucher-v-cheshire-r-co 555 (1888)]
| Miller
| Miller
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| affirmed
| affirmed
|-
|-
| ''Bowerman Bros. v. Rogers''
| ''Bowerman Brothers v. Rogers''
| align="right"|[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/92207/bowerman-v-rogers 585 (1888)]
| align="right"|[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/92207/bowerman-v-rogers 585 (1888)]
| Miller
| Miller
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| affirmed
| affirmed
|-
|-
| ''Union Tr. Co. v. Morrison''
| ''Union Trust Company v. Morrison''
| align="right"|[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/92208/union-trust-co-v-morrison 591 (1888)]
| align="right"|[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/92208/union-trust-co-v-morrison 591 (1888)]
| Bradley
| Bradley
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| affirmed
| affirmed
|-
|-
| ''St. Louis, A. & T.H.R.R. v. Cleveland, C.C. & I. Ry.''
| ''St. Louis, Alton, and Terre Haute Railroad Company v. [[Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railway]] Company''
| align="right"|[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/92214/st-louis-c-railroad-v-cleveland-c-ry 658 (1888)]
| align="right"|[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/92214/st-louis-c-railroad-v-cleveland-c-ry 658 (1888)]
| Matthews
| Matthews
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| none
| none
| [[Arkansas Supreme Court|Ark.]]
| [[Arkansas Supreme Court|Ark.]]
| multiple
| affirmed reversed
|-
|-
| ''Bonahan v. [[Nebraska]]''
| ''Bonahan v. [[Nebraska]]''
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| none
| none
| [[Nebraska Supreme Court|Neb.]]
| [[Nebraska Supreme Court|Neb.]]
| case put off docket
| case off docket
|-
|-
| ''Addington v. Burke''
| ''Addington v. Burke''
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| rehearing denied
| rehearing denied
|-
|-
| ''East Tenn., V. & G.R.R. Co. v. Southern Tel. Co.''
| ''[[East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway|East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad Company]] v. Southern Telegraph Company''
| align="right"|[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/92219/tennessee-c-rd-co-v-southern-tel-co 695 (1888)]
| align="right"|[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/92219/tennessee-c-rd-co-v-southern-tel-co 695 (1888)]
| Miller
| Miller
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| mandate denied
| mandate denied
|-
|-
| ''Lyon v. Perin & Gaff Mfg. Co.''
| ''Lyon v. Perin and Gaff Manufacturing Company''
| align="right"|[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/92221/lyon-v-perin-gaff-mfg-co 698 (1888)]
| align="right"|[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/92221/lyon-v-perin-gaff-mfg-co 698 (1888)]
| Lamar
| Lamar
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{{DEFAULTSORT:United States Supreme Court cases by volume}}
[[Category:Lists of United States Supreme Court cases by volume| ]]
[[Category:1888 in United States case law]]
[[Category:1888 in United States case law]]

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This is a list of cases reported in volume 125 of United States Reports, decided by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1888.

Justices of the Supreme Court at the time of volume 125 U.S.[edit]

See also: List of United States Supreme Court justices by time in office
See also: List of justices of the Supreme Court of the United States by court composition

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).[1] 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 125 U.S. were decided the Court comprised the following nine members (Chief Justice Waite died in March 1888, and some of his opinions in the cases below were issued posthumously):

Portrait Justice Office Home State Succeeded Date confirmed by the Senate
(Vote) 		Tenure on Supreme Court
Morrison Waite Chief Justice Ohio Salmon P. Chase January 21, 1874
(63–0) 		March 4, 1874
–
March 23, 1888
(Died)
Samuel Freeman Miller Associate Justice Iowa Peter Vivian Daniel July 16, 1862
(Acclamation) 		July 21, 1862
–
October 13, 1890
(Died)
Stephen Johnson Field Associate Justice California newly created seat March 10, 1863
(Acclamation) 		May 10, 1863
–
December 1, 1897
(Retired)
Joseph P. Bradley Associate Justice New Jersey newly created seat March 21, 1870
(46–9) 		March 23, 1870
–
January 22, 1892
(Died)
John Marshall Harlan Associate Justice Kentucky David Davis November 29, 1877
(Acclamation) 		December 10, 1877
–
October 14, 1911
(Died)
Stanley Matthews Associate Justice Ohio Noah Haynes Swayne May 12, 1881
(24–23) 		May 17, 1881
–
March 22, 1889
(Died)
Horace Gray Associate Justice Massachusetts Nathan Clifford December 20, 1881
(51–5) 		January 9, 1882
–
September 15, 1902
(Died)
Samuel Blatchford Associate Justice New York Ward Hunt March 22, 1882
(Acclamation) 		April 3, 1882
–
July 7, 1893
(Died)
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar Associate Justice Mississippi William Burnham Woods January 16, 1888
(32–28) 		January 18, 1888
–
January 23, 1893
(Died)

Citation style[edit]

See also: United States district court
See also: United States circuit court
See also: United States federal courts

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.

List of cases in volume 125 U.S.[edit]

See also: Waite Court
Case Name Page and year Opinion of the Court Concurring opinion(s) Dissenting opinion(s) Lower court Disposition
Willamette Iron Bridge Company v. Hatch 1 (1888) Bradley none none C.C.D. Or. reversed
New Orleans Waterworks Company v. Louisiana Sugar Refining Company 18 (1888) Gray none none La. dismissed
Kreiger v. Shelby Railroad Company 39 (1888) Gray none none Ky. dismissed
Dale Tile Manufacturing Company v. Hyatt 46 (1888) Gray none none N.Y. affirmed
Felix v. Scharnweber 54 (1888) Gray none none Ill. dismissed
National Bank Redemption v. City of Boston 60 (1888) Matthews none none C.C.D. Mass. affirmed
Arthur's Executors v. Butterfield 70 (1888) Field none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed
Cunningham v. Norton 77 (1888) Bradley none none C.C.N.D. Tex. reversed
Davison v. Davis 90 (1888) Bradley none none C.C.D. Ky. affirmed
Weir v. Morden 98 (1888) Matthews none none C.C.N.D. Ill. affirmed
Tompkins v. Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad 109 (1888) Waite none none C.C.E.D. Ark. affirmed
Hartranft v. Langfeld 128 (1888) Matthews none none C.C.E.D. Pa. affirmed
Tilghman v. Proctor and Gamble 136 (1888) Gray none none C.C.S.D. Ohio reversed
City of Chicago v. Taylor 161 (1888) Harlan none none C.C.N.D. Ill. affirmed
Cissel v. Dutch 171 (1888) Blatchford none none Sup. Ct. D.C. reversed
Potts v. United States 173 (1888) Waite none none Ct. Cl. affirmed
United States v. Burchard 176 (1888) Waite none none Ct. Cl. reversed
Pembina Consolidated Silver Mining and Milling Company v. Pennsylvania 181 (1888) Field none none Pa. affirmed
Maynard v. Hill 190 (1888) Field none none Sup. Ct. Terr. Wash. affirmed
Hoskin v. Fisher 217 (1888) Blatchford none none C.C.N.D. Cal. reversed
Friedenstein v. United States 224 (1888) Blatchford none Field C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed
Origet v. United States 240 (1888) Blatchford none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed
Southern Development Company v. Silva 247 (1888) Lamar none none C.C.N.D. Cal. affirmed
Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad Company v. Missouri River Packet Company 260 (1888) Lamar none none Mo. affirmed
United States v. San Jacinto Tin Company 273 (1888) Miller Field none C.C.D. Cal. affirmed
Clement v. Packer 309 (1888) Lamar none none C.C.W.D. Pa. reversed
Hartranft v. Sheppard 337 (1888) Waite none none C.C.E.D. Pa. affirmed
Missouri ex rel. Walker v. Walker 339 (1888) Waite none none Mo. affirmed
Spencer v. Merchant 345 (1888) Gray none Matthews N.Y. Sup. Ct. affirmed
Sage v. Memphis and Little Rock Railroad Company 361 (1888) Harlan none none C.C.E.D. Ark. reversed
Wall v. Bissell 382 (1888) Gray none none C.C.D. Ind. affirmed
Williams v. Conger 397 (1888) Bradley none none C.C.N.D. Tex. affirmed
Washington Ice Company v. Webster 426 (1888) Blatchford none none C.C.D. Me. affirmed
Yale Lock Manufacturing Company v. James 447 (1888) Blatchford none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed
Bowman Brothers v. Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company 465 (1888) Matthews Field Harlan C.C.N.D. Ill. reversed
Hartranft v. Oliver 525 (1888) Field none none C.C.E.D. Pa. affirmed
Western Union Telephone Company v. Attorney General of Massachusetts 530 (1888) Miller none none C.C.D. Mass. reversed
Bucher v. Cheshire Railroad Company 555 (1888) Miller none Harlan C.C.D. Mass. affirmed
Bowerman Brothers v. Rogers 585 (1888) Miller none none C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed
Union Trust Company v. Morrison 591 (1888) Bradley none none C.C.S.D. Ill. affirmed
Dewolf v. Hays 614 (1888) Gray none none C.C.D. Cal. reversed
Doolan v. Carr 618 (1888) Miller none Waite C.C.D. Cal. reversed
Johnson v. Christian 642 (1888) Blatchford none none C.C.E.D. Ark. reconsideration granted
United States v. Baker 646 (1888) Blatchford none none Ct. Cl. affirmed
Nutt v. United States 650 (1888) Matthews none none Ct. Cl. affirmed
United States v. Strong 656 (1888) Matthews none none Ct. Cl. affirmed
St. Louis, Alton, and Terre Haute Railroad Company v. Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railway Company 658 (1888) Matthews none none C.C.D. Ind. affirmed
Dow v. Beidelman 680 (1888) Gray none none Ark. multiple
Bonahan v. Nebraska 692 (1888) Waite none none Neb. case off docket
Addington v. Burke 693 (1888) Waite none none C.C.N.D. Tex. dismissed
City of Shreveport v. Holmes 694 (1888) Waite none none C.C.W.D. La. rehearing denied
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad Company v. Southern Telegraph Company 695 (1888) Miller none none C.C.M.D. Ala. dismissed
In re Royall 696 (1888) Waite none none Va. mandate denied
Lyon v. Perin and Gaff Manufacturing Company 698 (1888) Lamar none none C.C.D. Ind. affirmed

Notes and references[edit]

  1. ^ "Supreme Court Research Guide". Georgetown Law Library. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

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