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Webster v. Daly

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Webster v. Daly
Argued April 30, 1896
Decided May 18, 1896
Full case nameWebster v. Daly
Citations163 U.S. 155 (more)
16 S. Ct. 961; 41 L. Ed. 111
Holding
The Supreme Court does not have jurisdiction over cases appealed from the circuit courts. Case dismissed.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Melville Fuller
Associate Justices
Stephen J. Field · John M. Harlan
Horace Gray · David J. Brewer
Henry B. Brown · George Shiras Jr.
Edward D. White · Rufus W. Peckham
Case opinion
MajorityFuller, joined by unanimous
Brewer and Peckham took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

Webster v. Daly, 163 U.S. 155 (1896), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the Supreme Court does not have jurisdiction over cases appealed from the circuit courts. The case was dismissed.[1]

This case is related to Brady v. Daly. They arose from the same set of copyright infringement disputes regarding Under the Gaslight by Augustin Daly.

The United States abolished the circuit court system involved in Webster v. Daly in 1912. The modern analog would be the district courts.

References

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  1. ^ Webster v. Daly, 163 U.S. 155 (1896)
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