# List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 149

This is a list of cases reported in volume 149 of United States Reports, decided by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1893.

## Justices of the Supreme Court at the time of volume 149 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 149 U.S. were decided the Court comprised the following nine members:
| Justice | Office | Home State | Succeeded | Date confirmed by the Senate (Vote) | Tenure on Supreme Court |
| Melville Fuller | Chief Justice | Illinois | Morrison Waite | July 20, 1888 (41–20) | October 8, 1888 – July 4, 1910 (Died) |
| Stephen Johnson Field | Associate Justice | California | newly created seat | March 10, 1863 (Acclamation) | May 10, 1863 – December 1, 1897 (Retired) |
| John Marshall Harlan | Associate Justice | Kentucky | David Davis | November 29, 1877 (Acclamation) | December 10, 1877 – October 14, 1911 (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) |
| David Josiah Brewer | Associate Justice | Kansas | Stanley Matthews | December 18, 1889 (53–11) | January 6, 1890 – March 28, 1910 (Died) |
| Henry Billings Brown | Associate Justice | Michigan | Samuel Freeman Miller | December 29, 1890 (Acclamation) | January 5, 1891 – May 28, 1906 (Retired) |
| George Shiras Jr. | Associate Justice | Pennsylvania | Joseph P. Bradley | July 26, 1892 (Acclamation) | October 10, 1892 – February 23, 1903 (Retired) |
| Howell Edmunds Jackson | Associate Justice | Tennessee | Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar | February 18, 1893 (Acclamation) | March 4, 1893 – August 8, 1895 (Died) |

## Notable Cases in 149 U.S.
### Nix v. Hedden

In Nix v. Hedden, 149 U.S. 304 (1893), the Supreme Court held that under U.S. customs regulations, a tomato should be classified as a vegetable rather than a fruit; the Tariff Act of 1883 used the ordinary meaning of the words "fruit" and "vegetable," instead of the technical botanical meaning.

### Fong Yue Ting v. United States

Fong Yue Ting v. United States, |149 U.S. 698 (1893), is a decision challenging provisions in Section 6 of the Geary Act of 1892 that extended and amended the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. The provisions in question required Chinese in the United States to obtain certificates of residency, and allowed for the arrest and deportation of Chinese who had failed to obtain these certificates, even if they had not violated any other laws. The case involved writs of habeas corpus from Fong Yue Ting and two other Chinese citizens residing in New York City who were arrested and detained for not having certificates. The Supreme Court decided in favor of the United States government, upholding the Geary Act and denying the writs of habeas corpus.

## 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 (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.
Bluebook citation style is used for case names, citations, and jurisdictions.
* "# Cir." = United States Court of Appeals
** e.g., "3d Cir." = United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
* "C.C.D." = United States Circuit Court for the District of . . .
** e.g.,"C.C.D.N.J." = United States Circuit Court for the District of New Jersey
* "D." = United States District Court for the District of . . .
** e.g.,"D. Mass." = United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
* "E." = Eastern; "M." = Middle; "N." = Northern; "S." = Southern; "W." = Western
** e.g.,"C.C.S.D.N.Y." = United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York
** e.g.,"M.D. Ala." = United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
* "Ct. Cl." = United States Court of Claims
* The abbreviation of a state's name alone indicates the highest appellate court in that state's judiciary at the time.
** e.g.,"Pa." = Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
** e.g.,"Me." = Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

## List of cases in volume 149 U.S.

| Case Name | Page and year | Opinion of the Court | Concurring opinion(s) | Dissenting opinion(s) | Lower Court | Disposition |
| Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company v. Hoyt | 1 (1893) | Jackson | none | none | C.C.N.D. Ill. | reversed |
| Bogk v. Gassert | 17 (1893) | Brown | none | none | Sup. Ct. Terr. Mont. | affirmed |
| Paulsen v. City of Portland | 30 (1893) | Brewer | none | none | Or. | affirmed |
| Richmond and Danville Railroad Company v. Powers | 43 (1893) | Brewer | none | none | C.C.N.D. Ga. | affirmed |
| National Meter Company v. City of Yonkers | 48 (1893) | Blatchford | none | none | C.C.S.D.N.Y. | affirmed |
| Wilson v. United States | 60 (1893) | Field | none | none | C.C.N.D. Ill. | reversed |
| In re Frederich | 70 (1893) | Jackson | none | none | C.C.D. Wash. | affirmed |
| Chandler v. Calumet and Hecla Mining Company | 79 (1893) | Jackson | none | none | C.C.W.D. Mich. | affirmed |
| Thomas v. Western Car Company | 95 (1893) | Shiras | none | none | C.C.N.D. Ill. | reversed |
| Dobson v. Cubley | 117 (1893) | Shiras | none | none | C.C.S.D.N.Y. | affirmed |
| City of Cairo v. Zane | 122 (1893) | Brewer | none | none | C.C.S.D. Ill. | affirmed |
| The Servia | 144 (1893) | Blatchford | none | none | C.C.S.D.N.Y. | affirmed |
| Northern Pacific Railroad Company v. Whalen | 157 (1893) | Gray | none | none | Sup. Ct. Terr. Wash. | affirmed |
| In re Tyler | 164 (1893) | Fuller | none | none | not indicated | habeas corpus denied |
| In re Riser | 191 (1893) | Fuller | none | none | not indicated | habeas corpus denied |
| Ex parte Humes | 192 (1893) | Fuller | none | none | C.C.N.D. Ala. | mandamus denied |
| Mexican Central Railway Company v. Pinkney | 194 (1893) | Jackson | none | none | C.C.W.D. Tex. | reversed |
| United States v. Snyder | 210 (1893) | Shiras | none | none | C.C.E.D. La. | reversed |
| Duer v. Corbin Cabinet Lock Company | 216 (1893) | Brown | none | none | C.C.D. Conn. | affirmed |
| Underwood v. Gerber | 224 (1893) | Blatchford | none | none | C.C.E.D.N.Y. | affirmed |
| Pearsall v. Smith | 231 (1893) | Blatchford | none | none | C.C.E.D.N.Y. | affirmed |
| Texas and Pacific Railway Company v. Anderson | 237 (1893) | Fuller | none | none | 5th Cir. | certification |
| Hager v. Swayne | 242 (1893) | Fuller | none | none | C.C.N.D. Cal. | reversed |
| Shaeffer v. Blair | 248 (1893) | Gray | none | none | C.C.W.D. Mo. | reversed |
| Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad Company v. McKeen | 259 (1893) | Fuller | none | none | 7th Cir. | dismissed |
| Abadie v. United States | 261 (1893) | Fuller | none | none | C.C.N.D. Cal. | dismissed |
| United States v. Jones | 262 (1893) | Fuller | none | none | C.C.W.D. La. | affirmed |
| Nash v. Harshman | 263 (1893) | Fuller | none | none | C.C.N.D. Ohio | dismissed |
| Interstate Commerce Commission v. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company | 264 (1893) | Fuller | none | none | C.C.S.D. Cal. | dismissed |
| Richmond and Danville Railroad Company v. Elliott | 266 (1893) | Brewer | none | none | C.C.N.D. Ga. | reversed |
| United States v. Mock | 273 (1893) | Brewer | none | none | C.C.N.D. Cal. | reversed |
| United States v. Humphries | 277 (1893) | Brewer | none | none | C.C.N.D. Cal. | reversed |
| United States v. Dumas | 278 (1893) | Jackson | none | none | C.C.E.D. La. | affirmed |
| Leggett v. Standard Oil Company | 287 (1893) | Jackson | none | none | C.C.S.D.N.Y. | affirmed |
| Moses v. Lawrence County Bank | 298 (1893) | Gray | none | none | C.C.M.D. Ala. | reversed |
| Nix v. Hedden | 304 (1893) | Gray | none | none | C.C.S.D.N.Y. | affirmed |
| California v. San Pablo and Tulare Railroad Company | 308 (1893) | Gray | none | none | C.C.N.D. Cal. | dismissed |
| Dalzell v. Dueber Watch Case Manufacturing Company | 315 (1893) | Gray | none | none | C.C.S.D.N.Y. | reversed |
| Wade v. Chicago, Springfield, and St. Louis Railroad Company | 327 (1893) | Jackson | none | none | C.C.S.D. Ill. | reversed |
| Hedden v. Richard | 346 (1893) | Shiras | none | none | C.C.S.D.N.Y. | reversed |
| Cadwalader v. Jessup and Moore Paper Company | 350 (1893) | Blatchford | none | none | C.C.E.D. Pa. | affirmed |
| Hobbie v. Jennison | 355 (1893) | Blatchford | none | none | C.C.E.D. Mich. | affirmed |
| Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway Company v. Emmons | 364 (1893) | Field | none | none | Minn. | affirmed |
| Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company v. Baugh | 368 (1893) | Brewer | none | Field; Fuller | C.C.S.D. Ohio | reversed |
| Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway Company v. Nelson | 368 (1893) | Field | none | none | C.C.S.D. Ohio | affirmed |
| Patrick v. Bowman | 411 (1893) | Brown | none | Brewer | C.C.E.D. Mo. | reversed |
| Metropolitan National Bank v. St Louis Dispatch Company | 436 (1893) | Fuller | none | none | C.C.E.D. Mo. | affirmed |
| Cates v. Allen | 451 (1893) | Fuller | none | Brown | N.D. Miss. | reversed |
| City of St. Louis v. Western Union Telegraph Company | 465 (1893) | Brewer | none | none | C.C.E.D. Mo. | rehearing denied |
| Porter v. Sabin | 473 (1893) | Gray | none | none | C.C.D. Minn. | affirmed |
| Bibb v. Allen | 481 (1893) | Jackson | none | none | C.C.M.D. Ala. | affirmed |
| Pickett v. Foster | 505 (1893) | Shiras | none | none | C.C.W.D. La. | affirmed |
| Cadwalader v. Wanamaker | 532 (1893) | Shiras | none | none | C.C.E.D. Pa. | affirmed |
| Walker v. Seeberger | 541 (1893) | Shiras | none | none | C.C.N.D. Ill. | reversed |
| Hartranft v. Meyer | 544 (1893) | Shiras | none | Brewer | C.C.E.D. Pa. | affirmed |
| Ide v. Ball Engine Company | 550 (1893) | Brown | none | none | C.C.N.D. Ill. | affirmed |
| Brigham v. Coffin | 557 (1893) | Brown | none | none | C.C.D. Mass. | affirmed |
| Coats v. Merrick Thread Company | 562 (1893) | Brown | none | none | C.C.S.D.N.Y. | affirmed |
| Sheffield Furnace Company v. Witherow | 574 (1893) | Brewer | none | none | C.C.N.D. Ala. | affirmed |
| Loeber v. Schroeder | 580 (1893) | Jackson | none | none | Md. | dismissed |
| Hollender v. Magone | 586 (1893) | Brewer | none | none | C.C.S.D.N.Y. | reversed |
| Hill v. United States | 593 (1893) | Gray | none | Shiras | C.C.D. Md. | reversed |
| Evans v. Stettnisch | 605 (1893) | Brewer | none | none | C.C.D. Neb. | affirmed |
| Byers v. McAuley | 608 (1893) | Brewer | none | Shiras | C.C.W.D. Pa. | reversed |
| McComb v. Frink | 629 (1893) | Brewer | none | none | C.C.D. Del. | affirmed |
| McNulty v. California | 645 (1893) | Fuller | none | none | Cal. | dismissed |
| Vincent v. California | 648 (1893) | Fuller | none | none | Cal. | dismissed |
| Shute v. Keyser | 649 (1893) | Fuller | none | none | Sup. Ct. Terr. Ariz. | dismissal denied |
| Carr v. Quigley | 652 (1893) | Field | none | none | Cal. | reversed |
| Curtner v. United States | 662 (1893) | Fuller | none | Field | C.C.N.D. Cal. | reversed |
| Union Pacific Railroad Company v. Goodridge | 680 (1893) | Brown | none | none | C.C.D. Colo. | affirmed |
| Fong Yue Ting v. United States | 698 (1893) | Gray | none | Brewer; Field; Fuller | C.C.S.D.N.Y. | affirmed |