Years On Court

03/21/1870-01/22/1892

Cases Participated In

  • 77 U.S. 321 (1870) SMITH v. STEVENS | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 78 U.S. 616 (1870) THE CHEROKEE TOBACCO | dissent , justice wrote an opinion

  • 84 U.S. 211 (1872) HOLDEN v. JOY | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 84 U.S. 253 (1872) TYLER v. MAGWIRE | dissent

  • 85 U.S. 84 (1873) STUART v. UNITED STATES | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 86 U.S. 591 (1873) UNITED STATES v. COOK | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 92 U.S. 733 (1875) LEAVENWORTH, LAWRENCE, AND GALVESTON RAILROAD COMPANY v. UNITED STATES | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 92 U.S. 760n (1875) MISSOURI, KANSAS, AND TEXAS RAILWAY COMPANY v. UNITED STATES | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 92 U.S. 698 (1875) HOT SPRINGS CASES.; RECTOR v. UNITED STATES | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote an opinion

  • 91 U.S. 324 (1875) LOBENSTEIN v. UNITED STATES | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 94 U.S. 614 (1876) UNITED STATES v. JOSEPH | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 95 U.S. 517 (1877) BEECHER v. WETHERBY | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 98 U.S. 476 (1878) HARKNESS v. HYDE | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 100 U.S. 235 (1879) UNITED STATES v. PERRYMAN | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 102 U.S. 145 (1879) LANGFORD v. MONTEITH | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 103 U.S. 44 (1880) PENNOCK v. COMMISSIONERS | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 104 U.S. 621 (1881) UNITED STATES v. MCBRATNEY | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 109 U.S. 329 (1883) DUBUQUE AND SIOUX CITY RAILROAD CO. v. DES MOINES VALLEY RAILROAD CO | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 109 U.S. 556 (1883) ex parte CROW DOG | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 110 U.S. 688 (1883) UNITED STATES v. BRINDLE | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 111 U.S. 347 (1883) UNITED STATES v. CARPENTER | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 112 U.S. 94 (1884) ELK v. WILKINS | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 117 U.S. 288 (1885) THE CHEROKEE TRUST FUNDS.; EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS v. UNITED STATES AND CHEROKEE NATION, COMMONLY CALLED CHEROKEE NATION WEST | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 118 U.S. 375 (1885) UNITED STATES v. KAGAMA & ANOTHER, INDIANS | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 119 U.S. 1 (1886) CHOCTAW NATION v. UNITED STATES | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 119 U.S. 55 (1886) BUTTZ v. NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 121 U.S. 393 (1886) NOONAN v. CALEDONIA MINING COMPANY | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 130 U.S. 353 (1888) CAPTAIN JACK, PETITIONER | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 130 U.S. 343 (1888) GON-SHAY-EE, PETITIONER | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 135 U.S. 641 (1889) CHEROKEE NATION v. SOUTHERN KANSAS RAILWAY COMPANY | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 141 U.S. 107 (1890) EVANS v. STATE BAN | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 118 U.S. 120 (1885) UNITED STATES v. NASHVILLE, CHATTANOOGA & ST. LOUIS RAILWAY COMPANY | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 93 U.S. 188 (1876) UNITED STATES v. FORTY-THREE GALLONS OF WHISKEY, ETC | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 116 U.S. 28 (1885) UTAH & NORTHERN RAILWAY v. FISHER | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 108 U.S. 491 (1882) UNITED STATES v. FORTY-THREE GALLONS OF WHISKEY | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 85 U.S. 112 (1873) BEST v. POLK | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 118 U.S. 250 (1885) LIBBY v. CLARK | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 83 U.S. 436 (1872) WALKER v. HENSHAW | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 99 U.S. 291 (1878) MYRICK v. THOMPSON | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 141 U.S. 661 (1891) MCLISH v. ROFF | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 95 U.S. 204 (1877) BATES v. CLARK | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 121 U.S. 278 (1886) UNITED STATES v. LE BRIS | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 109 U.S. 146 (1883) UNITED STATES v. MITCHELL | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 141 U.S. 107 (1890) in re MAYFIELD, PETITIONER | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 111 U.S. 768 (1883) CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO & ANOTHER v. SCOTT | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 140 U.S. 575 (1890) in re WILSON, PETITIONER | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 121 U.S. 89 (1886) UNITED STATES v. MCDOUGALL’S ADMINISTRATOR | voted with the majority or plurality