John Catron
1786–1865 · PA
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supreme Court of the United States | Associate Justice | Andrew Jackson (Democratic) | Mar 8, 1837 | Death, May 30, 1865 |
Education
- Read law, 1815
Professional Career
Soldier under Andrew Jackson, 1812; Private practice, Cumberland Mountains, Tennessee, 1815-1818; Prosecutor, Cumberland Mountains, Tennessee, 1815-1818; Private practice, Nashville, Tennessee, 1818-1824, 1834-1837; Judge, Tennessee Supreme Court of Errors and Appeals, 1824-1834; chief justice, 1831-1834
Opinions on This Site
Showing 100 of 113 opinions from 1827 to 1864
- Niswanger v. Saunders 1864
- Ex Parte Dubuque and Pacific Railroad 1864
- Niswanger v. Saunders 1863
- Ward v. Chamberlain 1863
- Mississippi & Missouri Railroad v. Ward 1863
- United States v. Vallejo 1862
- Pindell v. Mullikin 1862
- Carondelet v. Saint Louis 1862
- United States v. Covilland 1861
- Massey v. Papin 1861
- Cleveland Insurance Co. v. Reed 1861
- William S. McEwen and Henry H. Wiley, in Error v. John Den, Lessee of Charles Bulkley and Stuart Brown 1861
- Vigil v. Naylor 1861
- Dubuque & Pacific Railroad v. Litchfield 1860
- Verden v. Coleman 1860
- United States v. Pacheco 1860
- Clark v. Bowen 1860
- The United States v. The Widow, Heirs, and Executors, of William E. P. Hartnell, Deceased 1860
- Yontz v. United States 1860
- BERTHOLD v. McDONALD 1860
- Lytle v. State of Arkansas 1860
- City of New Orleans v. Gaines 1860
- Kock v. Emmerling 1860
- Hale v. Gaines 1860
- Springfield Township v. Quick 1859
- United States v. Garcia 1859
- Hooper v. Scheimer 1859
- Converse v. United States 1859
- Lea v. Polk County Copper Co. 1859
- Doe Ex Dem. Dickins v. Mahana 1859
- Smith v. Orton 1859
- Allen v. Newberry 1859
- Lownsdale v. Parrish 1859
- Marks v. Dickson 1858
- Irvine v. Marshall 1858
- Jackson v. Steamboat Magnolia 1858
- Mattingly v. Boyd 1858
- Robert H. Wynn, and of William Wynn, Deceased, in Error v. Charles B. Morris 1857
- Garland v. Wynn 1857
- Sebastian Willot, John McDonald and Joseph Hunn, in Error v. John F. A. Sandford 1856
- The Steamer Oregon v. Rocca 1856
- Mechanics' and Trders' Bank v. Thomas 1856
- Stanford v. Taylor 1856
- Amaron Ledoux v. John Black 1856
- William D. Nutt, of Alexander Hunter, Deceased, in Error v. Philip H. Minor 1856
- The Ship Howard v. Wissman 1856
- William J. McLean v. James L. Meek 1856
- Barnard's Heirs v. ASHLEY'S HEIRS 1856
- Minter v. Crommelin 1856
- United States v. Fremont 1856
- United States v. Reading 1856
- Barnard ex rel. Cannon v. Ashley ex rel. Ashley 1855
- Ayres v. Carver 1855
- Judson v. Corcoran 1855
- Fremont v. United States 1855
- Wickliffe v. Eve 1855
- Haydel v. Dufresne 1855
- West v. Cochran 1855
- The Troy Iron And, Nail Factory v. George Odiorne 1854
- Stafford v. the Union Bank of Louisiana 1854
- Marshall v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad 1854
- Deshler v. Dodge 1854
- McCabe v. Worthington 1854
- Denise v. Ruggles 1854
- Brooks v. Fiske 1854
- Forsyth v. Reynolds 1854
- Bevins v. Ramsey 1854
- United States v. Roselius 1853
- Walker v. Robbins 1853
- Nutt v. Minor 1853
- Salmon Falls Manufacturing Co. v. Goddard 1853
- Board of Trustees for Vincennes University v. State of Indiana 1853
- United States v. Heirs of Rillieux 1853
- United States v. Gusman 1853
- William F. Raymond's Lessee v. Nicholas Longworth 1852
- Saltmarsh v. Tuthill 1852
- Norris v. Crocker 1852
- The HEIRS OF DON CARLOS DE VILEMONT v. United States 1852
- Erwin v. Parham 1852
- United States v. Moore 1852
- Moore v. Brown 1851
- John W. Paup v. Thomas S. Drew 1851
- United States v. Boisdore 1851
- Strader v. Graham 1851
- Hogg v. Emerson 1850
- Lytle v. Arkansas 1850
- Tayloe v. Merchant's Fire Ins. 1850
- Walden v. Bodley's Heirs 1850
- Lytle v. the State of Arkansas 1850
- La Roche v. Lessee of Jones 1850
- Williamson v. Irish Presbyterian Congregation of City of New York 1850
- Williamson v. Ball 1850
- Menard's Heirs v. Massey 1850
- Townsend v. Jemison 1849
- Kennedy's Executors v. Lessee of Hunt 1848
- Brandon v. Whitehead 1845
- McCracken v. Hayward 1844
- Lessee of Pollard v. Files 1844
- Gwin v. Breedlove 1844
- Nelson v. Carland 1843