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List Of United States Supreme Court Cases, Volume 292

This is a list of cases reported in volume 292 of United States Reports, decided by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1934.

Justices of the Supreme Court at the time of volume 292 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 (one chief justice and five associate justices). 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 292 were decided the Court comprised the following nine members:

Portrait Justice Office Home State Succeeded Date confirmed by the Senate
(Vote)
Tenure on Supreme Court
Charles Evans Hughes Chief Justice New York William Howard Taft February 13, 1930
(52–26)
February 24, 1930

June 30, 1941
(Retired)
Willis Van Devanter Associate Justice Wyoming Edward Douglass White (as Associate Justice) December 15, 1910
(Acclamation)
January 3, 1911

June 2, 1937
(Retired)
James Clark McReynolds Associate Justice Tennessee Horace Harmon Lurton August 29, 1914
(44–6)
October 12, 1914

January 31, 1941
(Retired)
Louis Brandeis Associate Justice Massachusetts Joseph Rucker Lamar June 1, 1916
(47–22)
June 5, 1916

February 13, 1939
(Retired)
George Sutherland Associate Justice Utah John Hessin Clarke September 5, 1922
(Acclamation)
October 2, 1922

January 17, 1938
(Retired)
Pierce Butler Associate Justice Minnesota William R. Day December 21, 1922
(61–8)
January 2, 1923

November 16, 1939
(Died)
Harlan F. Stone Associate Justice New York Joseph McKenna February 5, 1925
(71–6)
March 2, 1925

July 2, 1941
(Continued as chief justice)
Owen Roberts Associate Justice Pennsylvania Edward Terry Sanford May 20, 1930
(Acclamation)
June 2, 1930

July 31, 1945
(Resigned)
Benjamin N. Cardozo Associate Justice New York Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. February 24, 1932
(Acclamation)
March 14, 1932

July 9, 1938
(Died)

Federal court system

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.

The Judiciary Act of 1891 created the United States Courts of Appeals and reassigned the jurisdiction of most routine appeals from the district and circuit courts to these appellate courts. The Act created nine new courts that were originally known as the "United States Circuit Courts of Appeals." The new courts had jurisdiction over most appeals of lower court decisions. The Supreme Court could review either legal issues that a court of appeals certified or decisions of court of appeals by writ of certiorari. On January 1, 1912, the effective date of the Judicial Code of 1911, the old Circuit Courts were abolished, with their remaining trial court jurisdiction transferred to the U.S. District Courts.

List of cases in volume 292 U.S.

Case name Citation Opinion of the Court Vote Concurring opinion or statement Dissenting opinion or statement Procedural jurisdiction Result
Florida v. United States 292 U.S. 1 (1934) Hughes 9-0 none none appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (N.D. Ga.) decree affirmed
Missouri v. Missouri Pacific Railroad Company 292 U.S. 13 (1934) per curiam 9-0 none none appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (E.D. Mo.) appeal dismissed
Gully, Tax Collector of Mississippi v. Interstate Natural Gas Company 292 U.S. 16 (1934) per curiam 9-0 none none appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi (S.D. Miss.) judgment reversed, and cause remanded
McGarrity v. Delaware River Bridge Commission 292 U.S. 19 (1934) per curiam 9-0 none none appeal from the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas for Philadelphia County (Pa. C.P.) appeal dismissed
Larsen v. Northland Transportation Company 292 U.S. 20 (1934) McReynolds 9-0 none none certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (9th Cir.) judgment affirmed
Gay v. Ruff 292 U.S. 25 (1934) Brandeis 9-0 none none certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (5th Cir.) judgment affirmed
A. Magnano Company v. Hamilton, Attorney General of Washington 292 U.S. 40 (1934) Sutherland 9-0 none none appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington (W.D. Wash.) judgment affirmed
Minnich v. Gardner 292 U.S. 48 (1934) Sutherland 9-0 none none certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (3d Cir.) decree reversed
Federal Land Bank of Berkley v. Warner 292 U.S. 53 (1934) Butler 9-0 none none certiorari to the Arizona Supreme Court (Ariz.) judgment reversed
Gilvary v. Cuyahoga Valley Railroad Company 292 U.S. 57 (1934) Butler 9-0 Stone and Cardozo (without opinions) none certiorari to the Ohio Supreme Court (Ohio) judgment affirmed
Charles Ilfeld Company v. Hernandez, Collector of Internal Revenue 292 U.S. 62 (1934) Butler 9-0 none none certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (10th Cir.) judgment affirmed
Electric Cable Joint Company v. Brooklyn Edison Company 292 U.S. 69 (1934) Stone 9-0 none none certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (2d Cir.) decree affirmed
Aschenbrenner v. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company 292 U.S. 80 (1934) Stone 9-0 none none certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (9th Cir.) judgment reversed
Monamotor Oil Company v. Johnson, Treasurer of Iowa 292 U.S. 86 (1934) Roberts 9-0 none none appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa (S.D. Iowa) judgment affirmed
Pokora v. Wabash Railroad Company 292 U.S. 98 (1934) Cardozo 9-0 none none certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (7th Cir.) judgment reversed, and cause remanded
Utley v. City of St. Petersburg 292 U.S. 106 (1934) Cardozo 9-0 none none appeal from the Florida Supreme Court (Fla.) appeal dismissed
Clark v. Williard 292 U.S. 112 (1934) Cardozo 8-1 none McReynolds (opinion) certiorari to the Montana Supreme Court (Mont.) judgment reversed, and cause remanded
Elliot v. Lombard 292 U.S. 139 (1934) VanDevanter 9-0 none none certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (5th Cir.) decree reversed
The Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company v. Delta and Pine Land Company 292 U.S. 143 (1934) Roberts 9-0 none none appeal from the Mississippi Supreme Court (Miss.) judgment reversed, and cause remanded
Lindheimer v. Illinois Bell Telephone Company 292 U.S. 151 (1934) Hughes 9-0 Butler (opinion) none appeals from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (N.D. Ill.) decree reversed in one case; appeal dismissed in one case
Spring City Foundry Company v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 292 U.S. 182 (1934) Hughes 9-0 none none certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (7th Cir.) judgment affirmed
Sanders v. Armour Fertilizer Works 292 U.S. 190 (1934) McReynolds 5-4 none Cardozo (opinion; joined by Hughes, Brandeis, and Stone) certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (5th Cir.) judgment affirmed
Avery v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 292 U.S. 210 (1934) McReynolds 9-0 none none certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (7th Cir.) judgment reversed
Loughran v. Loughran 292 U.S. 216 (1934) Brandeis 9-0 none none certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (D.C. Cir.) decree vacated, and cause remanded
McKnett v. St. Louis and San Francisco Railway Company 292 U.S. 230 (1934) Brandeis 9-0 none none certiorari to the Alabama Supreme Court (Ala.) judgment reversed
Local Loan Company v. Hunt 292 U.S. 234 (1934) Sutherland 9-0 none none certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (7th Cir.) decree affirmed
Olson v. United States 292 U.S. 246 (1934) Butler 9-0 none none certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (8th Cir.) judgments affirmed
Healy, Chief of Police of Manchester, New Hampshire v. Ratta 292 U.S. 263 (1934) Stone 9-0 none none appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (1st Cir.) judgment reversed
Sauder v. Mid-Continent Petroleum Corporation 292 U.S. 272 (1934) Roberts 8-0[a] none none certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (10th Cir.) judgment reversed, and cause remanded
Mississippi Valley Barge Line Company v. United States 292 U.S. 282 (1934) Cardozo 9-0 none none appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (E.D. Mo.) decree affirmed
Dayton Power and Light Company v. Public Utilities Commission of Ohio 292 U.S. 290 (1934) Cardozo 7-0[b][c] McReynolds and Butler (without opinions) none appeal from the Ohio Supreme Court (Ohio) judgment affirmed
Principality of Monaco v. Mississippi 292 U.S. 313 (1934) Hughes 9-0 none none original leave to bring suit in this Court against the State of Mississippi, denied
Eastman Kodak Company v. Gray 292 U.S. 332 (1934) McReynolds 9-0 none none certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (3d Cir.) judgment reversed
Smith v. United States 292 U.S. 337 (1934) McReynolds 9-0 none none certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (9th Cir.) judgment affirmed
Arizona v. California 292 U.S. 341 (1934) Brandeis 9-0 none none original motion of Arizona for leave to file in this Court its original bill of complaint to perpetuate testimony, denied
Ohio v. Helvering, Commissioner of Internal Revenue 292 U.S. 360 (1934) Sutherland 9-0 Stone (without opinion) none original motion of Ohio for leave to file a bill of complaint invoking the original jurisdiction of this Court, denied
Helvering, Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Independent Life Insurance Company 292 U.S. 371 (1934) Butler 8-1 none McReynolds (without opinion) certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (6th Cir.) judgment reversed
Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company v. Oklahoma Packing Company 292 U.S. 386 (1934) Stone 9-0 none none appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma (W.D. Okla.) decree vacated, and cause remanded
Panama Refining Company v. Ryan 292 U.S. 388 (1934) Hughes 8-1 none Cardozo (opinion) certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (5th Cir.) judgments reversed, and causes remanded
Nickey v. Mississippi 292 U.S. 393 (1934) Stone 9-0 none none appeal from the Mississippi Supreme Court (Miss.) judgment affirmed
Columbus Gas and Fuel Company v. Public Utilities Commission of Ohio 292 U.S. 398 (1934) Cardozo 7-0[b][c] McReynolds and Butler (without opinions) none appeal from the Ohio Supreme Court (Ohio) decree reversed, and cause remanded
Lee v. Bickell 292 U.S. 415 (1934) Cardozo 9-0 none none appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida (N.D. Fla.) decree affirmed as modified
W.B. Worthen Company v. Thomas 292 U.S. 426 (1934) Hughes 9-0 Sutherland (without opinion); VanDevanter, McReynolds, and Butler (joint opinion) none appeal from the Arkansas Supreme Court (Ark.) judgment reversed, and cause remanded
New Colonial Ice Company, Inc. v. Helvering, Commissioner of Internal Revenue 292 U.S. 435 (1934) VanDevanter 9-0 none none certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (2d Cir.) judgment affirmed
Reynolds v. United States 292 U.S. 443 (1934) Sutherland 7-2 none Stone and Cardozo (without opinions) certiorari to the United States Court of Claims (Ct. Cl.) judgment reversed
Woodson v. Deutsche Gold und Silber Scheideanstalt Vormals Roessler 292 U.S. 449 (1934) Butler 9-0 none none certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (D.C. Cir.) judgment reversed, and cause remanded
Helvering, Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. New York Trust Company 292 U.S. 455 (1934) Butler 9-0 Brandeis and Stone (without opinions) none certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (2d Cir.) judgment reversed, and cause remanded
Illinois Commerce Commission v. United States 292 U.S. 474 (1934) Stone 9-0 none none appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (N.D. Ill.) judgment affirmed
Burns Mortgage Company v. Fried 292 U.S. 487 (1934) Roberts 9-0 none none certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (3d Cir.) judgment reversed, and cause remanded
Ohio v. United States 292 U.S. 498 (1934) Roberts 9-0 none none appeals from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (S.D. Ohio) judgment affirmed in one case; appeal dismissed in one case
International Milling Company v. Columbia Transportation Company 292 U.S. 511 (1934) Cardozo 9-0 none none certiorari to the Minnesota Supreme Court (Minn.) judgment reversed, and cause remanded
Texas v. United States 292 U.S. 522 (1934) Hughes 9-0 none none appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri (W.D. Mo.) decree affirmed
Concordia Fire Insurance Company v. Illinois 292 U.S. 535 (1934) VanDevanter 5-3[d] none Cardozo (opinion; joined by Brandeis and Stone) appeal from the Illinois Supreme Court (Ill.) judgment affirmed in part, reversed in part, and cause remanded
Lewis v. Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland 292 U.S. 559 (1934) Brandeis 9-0 none none certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (5th Cir.) judgment affirmed
Lynch v. United States 292 U.S. 571 (1934) Brandeis 9-0 none none certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (5th Cir.) judgment reversed, and cause remanded
Fairport, Painesville and Eastern Railroad Company v. Meredith 292 U.S. 589 (1934) Sutherland 9-0 none none certiorari to the Ohio District Court of Appeals (Ohio Dist. Ct. App.) judgment affirmed
[a] Stone took no part in the case
[b] VanDevanter took no part in the case
[c] Sutherland took no part in the case
[d] Hughes took no part in the case

Notes and references

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