List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 113


This is a list of cases reported in volume 113 of United States Reports, decided by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1885.

Justices of the Supreme Court at the time of volume 113 U.S.

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. Since 1789 Congress has varied the size of the Court from six to seven, nine, ten, and back to nine justices.
When the cases in volume 113 U.S. were decided the Court comprised the following nine members:
PortraitJusticeOfficeHome StateSucceededDate confirmed by the Senate
Tenure on Supreme Court
Morrison WaiteChief JusticeOhioSalmon P. Chase

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March 23, 1888
Samuel Freeman MillerAssociate JusticeIowaPeter Vivian Daniel

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October 13, 1890
Stephen Johnson FieldAssociate JusticeCalifornianewly created seat

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December 1, 1897
Joseph P. BradleyAssociate JusticeNew Jerseynewly created seat

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January 22, 1892
John Marshall HarlanAssociate JusticeKentuckyDavid Davis

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October 14, 1911
William Burnham WoodsAssociate JusticeGeorgiaWilliam Strong

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May 14, 1887
Stanley MatthewsAssociate JusticeOhioNoah Haynes Swayne

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March 22, 1889
Horace GrayAssociate JusticeMassachusettsNathan Clifford

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September 15, 1902
Samuel BlatchfordAssociate JusticeNew YorkWard Hunt

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July 7, 1893

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 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. 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.