List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 272
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This is a list of cases reported in volume 272 of United States Reports, decided by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1926 and 1927.
Justices of the Supreme Court at the time of volume 272 U.S.
The Supreme Court is established by
When the cases in volume 272 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 |
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William Howard Taft | Chief Justice
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Connecticut | Edward Douglass White | June 30, 1921 (Acclamation) |
July 11, 1921 – February 3, 1930 (Retired) |
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Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. | Associate Justice | Massachusetts | Horace Gray | December 4, 1902 (Acclamation) |
December 8, 1902 – January 12, 1932 (Retired) |
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Willis Van Devanter | Associate Justice | Wyoming | Edward Douglass White (as Associate Justice) | December 15, 1910 (Acclamation) |
January 3, 1911 – June 2, 1937 (Retired) |
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James Clark McReynolds | Associate Justice | Tennessee | Horace Harmon Lurton | August 29, 1914 (44–6) |
October 12, 1914 – January 31, 1941 (Retired) |
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Louis Brandeis | Associate Justice | Massachusetts | Joseph Rucker Lamar | June 1, 1916 (47–22) |
June 5, 1916 – February 13, 1939 (Retired) |
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George Sutherland | Associate Justice | Utah | John Hessin Clarke | September 5, 1922 (Acclamation) |
October 2, 1922 – January 17, 1938 (Retired) |
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Pierce Butler
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Associate Justice | Minnesota | William R. Day | December 21, 1922 (61–8) |
January 2, 1923 – November 16, 1939 (Died) |
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Edward Terry Sanford | Associate Justice | Tennessee | Mahlon Pitney | January 29, 1923 (Acclamation) |
February 19, 1923 – March 8, 1930 (Died) |
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Harlan F. Stone | Associate Justice | New York | Joseph McKenna | February 5, 1925 (71–6) |
March 2, 1925 – July 2, 1941 (Continued as chief justice) |
Notable Cases in 272 U.S.
Myers v. United States
In
Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.
Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co., 272 U.S. 365 (1926), is a landmark Supreme Court decision approving the power of local government to establish rules of zoning. The Court's ruling that local ordinance zoning is a valid exercise of the police power bolstered zoning in the United States and influenced other countries. At the time of Euclid, zoning was a relatively new concept, and there had been complaints that it was an unreasonable intrusion into private property rights for a government to restrict how an owner might use property. The Court, in holding that there was valid government interest in maintaining the character of a neighborhood and in regulating where certain land uses should occur, allowed for the subsequent explosion in zoning ordinances across the country. The Court has never heard a case seeking to overturn Euclid. Today most local governments in the United States have zoning ordinances.
Lambert v. Yellowley
In
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
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
- "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.,"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 272 U.S.
| Case Name | Page and year | Opinion of the Court | Concurring opinion(s) | Dissenting opinion(s) | Lower Court | Disposition |
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| United States v. Chemical Foundation, Inc. | 1 (1926) | Butler | none | none | 3d Cir. | affirmed |
| Oklahoma v. Texas | 21 (1926) | Sanford | none | none | original | boundary set |
| International Stevedoring Company v. Haverty | 50 (1926) | Holmes | none | none | Wash. | affirmed |
| Myers v. United States | 52 (1926) | Taft | none | Holmes; McReynolds; Brandeis | Ct. Cl. | affirmed |
| Palmetto Fire Insurance Company v. Conn | 295 (1926) | Holmes | none | none | S.D. Ohio | affirmed |
| Dorchy v. Kansas | 306 (1926) | Brandeis | none | none | Kan. | affirmed |
| Hebert v. Louisiana | 312 (1926) | VanDevanter | none | none | La. | affirmed |
| Moore v. Fidelity and Deposit Company | 317 (1926) | Brandeis | none | none | D. Or. | dismissed |
| United States v. One Ford Coupe Automobile | 321 (1926) | Brandeis | Stone | Butler | 5th Cir. | reversed |
| Yankton Sioux Tribe of Indians v. United States | 351 (1926) | Sutherland | none | none | Ct. Cl. | reversed |
| Anderson v. Shipowners Association of the Pacific Coast | 359 (1926) | Sutherland | none | none | 9th Cir. | reversed |
| Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Company | 365 (1926) | Sutherland | none | none | N.D. Ohio | reversed |
| Michigan v. Wisconsin | 398 (1926) | Sutherland | none | none | original | boundary set |
| McCardle v. Indianapolis Water Company | 400 (1926) | Butler | none | Brandeis | D. Ind.
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affirmed |
| Graves v. Minnesota | 425 (1926) | Sanford | none | none | Minn. | affirmed |
| I.T.S. Rubber Company v. Essex Rubber Company | 429 (1926) | Sanford | none | none | 1st Cir. | affirmed |
Southern Pacific Company v. United States
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445 (1926) | Stone | none | none | Ct. Cl. | affirmed |
| Brasfield v. United States | 448 (1926) | Stone | none | none | 9th Cir. | reversed |
Hudson v. United States
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451 (1926) | Stone | none | none | 3d Cir. | affirmed |
| United States v. New York Central Railroad Company | 457 (1926) | Stone | none | none | N.D.N.Y. | reversed |
| Van Oster v. Kansas | 465 (1926) | Stone | none | none | Kan. | affirmed |
| Hughes Brothers Timber Company v. Minnesota | 469 (1926) | Taft | none | none | Minn. | reversed |
| United States v. General Electric Company
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476 (1926) | Taft | none | none | N.D. Ohio | affirmed |
| Hanover Fire Insurance Company v. Harding | 494 (1926) | Taft | none | none | Ill.
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reversed |
Nurnberg v. Humphrey
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517 (1926) | Holmes | none | Sutherland | 9th Cir. | reversed |
| Massachusetts State Grange v. Benton
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525 (1926) | Holmes | none | McReynolds | D. Mass. | affirmed |
| Dodge v. United States | 530 (1926) | Holmes | none | none | 1st Cir. | affirmed |
| Luckenbach Steamship Company v. United States | 533 (1926) | VanDevanter | none | none | Ct. Cl. | affirmed |
| Salinger v. United States | 542 (1926) | VanDevanter | none | none | D.S.D. | transfer to 8th Cir. |
| United States v. Brims | 549 (1926) | McReynolds | none | none | 7th Cir. | reversed |
| Federal Trade Commission v. Western Meat Company | 554 (1926) | McReynolds | none | Brandeis | 7th Cir. | multiple |
| Port Gardner Investment Company v. United States | 564 (1926) | Brandeis | Butler | none | 9th Cir. | certification |
| Wachovia Bank and Trust Company v. Doughton | 567 (1926) | McReynolds | none | Holmes | N.C. | reversed |
| Ottinger, Attorney General of New York v. Consolidated Gas Company of New York | 576 (1926) | McReynolds | none | none | S.D.N.Y. | affirmed |
| Ottinger, Attorney General of New York v. Brooklyn Union Gas Company | 579 (1926) | McReynolds | none | none | E.D.N.Y. | affirmed |
| Lambert v. Yellowley | 581 (1926) | Brandeis | none | Sutherland | 2d Cir. | affirmed |
| Napier v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company | 605 (1926) | Brandeis | none | none | N.D. Ga. | multiple |
| Duffy v. Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company | 613 (1926) | Sutherland | none | none | 3d Cir. | affirmed |
| Fasulo v. United States | 620 (1926) | Butler | none | none | 9th Cir. | reversed |
| Murphy v. United States | 630 (1926) | Holmes | none | none | 3d Cir. | certification |
| United States v. McElvain | 633 (1926) | Butler | none | none | N.D. Ill. | affirmed |
| Wright v. Ynchausti and Company | 640 (1926) | Taft | none | none | Phil. | affirmed |
| United States v. Storrs | 652 (1926) | Holmes | none | none | D. Utah | dismissed |
| Dysart v. United States | 655 (1926) | McReynolds | none | none | 5th Cir. | reversed |
| Virginian Railway Company v. United States | 658 (1926) | Brandeis | none | none | S.D.W. Va. | multiple |
| Eastern Transportation Company v. United States | 675 (1927) | Taft | none | none | W.D. Va. | reversed |
| Postum Cereal Company v. California Fig Nut Company | 693 (1927) | Taft | none | none | D.C. Cir.
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dismissed |
| Los Angeles Brush Manufacturing Corporation v. James | 701 (1927) | Taft | none | none | S.D. Cal. | mandamus denied |
| Emmons Coal Mining Company v. Norfolk and Western Railroad Company
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709 (1927) | Holmes | none | none | 3d Cir. | affirmed |
| Miller v. City of Milwaukee
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713 (1927) | Holmes | Brandeis | none | E.D. Wis. | reversed |
| Steamship Willdomino v. Citro Chemical Company | 718 (1927) | McReynolds | none | none | 3d Cir. | affirmed |
| Garland's Heirs v. Choctaw Nation
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728 (1927) | McReynolds | none | none | Ct. Cl. | affirmed |
| De la Mettrie v. De Gasquet James | 731 (1927) | McReynolds | none | none | D.C. Cir.
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affirmed |
| United States v. Gettinger and Pomerantz | 734 (1927) | McReynolds | none | none | N.D.N.Y. | reversed |
Notes and references
- ^ "Supreme Court Research Guide". Georgetown Law Library. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
External links
- [1] Case reports in volume 272 from Library of Congress
- [2] Case reports in volume 272 from Court Listener
- [3] Case reports in volume 272 from the Caselaw Access Project of Harvard Law School
- [4] Case reports in volume 272 from Google Scholar
- [5] Case reports in volume 272 from Justia
- [6] Case reports in volume 272 from Open Jurist
- Website of the United States Supreme Court
- United States Courts website about the Supreme Court
- National Archives, Records of the Supreme Court of the United States
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