Robert Cooper Grier
1794–1870 · Cumberland County, PA
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supreme Court of the United States | Associate Justice | James K. Polk (Democratic) | Aug 4, 1846 | Retirement, Jan 31, 1870 |
Education
- Dickinson College, B.A., 1812
- Read law, 1817
Professional Career
Private practice, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, 1817-1818; Private practice, Danville, Pennsylvania, 1818-1833; President judge, District Court of Allegheny County [Pennsylvania], 1833-1846
Opinions on This Site
Showing 100 of 153 opinions from 1847 to 1871
- Clark v. United States 1871
- Dorsheimer v. United States 1871
- Gordon v. United States 1871
- Kellogg v. United States 1871
- United States v. Smith 1870
- Seymour v. Freer 1869
- Gaines v. De La Croix 1868
- Canal Co. v. Gordon 1868
- Provident Institution v. Massachusetts 1868
- Society for Savings v. Coite 1868
- League v. Atchison 1868
- Wilson v. Wall 1867
- Reichart v. Felps 1867
- Purcell v. Miner 1867
- Saulet v. Shepherd 1867
- Semple v. Hagar 1867
- Sturdy v. Jackaway 1867
- Francis v. United States 1866
- The Sea Lion 1866
- United States v. Cutting 1866
- The Granite State 1866
- Bank for Savings v. Collector 1866
- The Ottawa 1866
- Rogers v. Lee County 1866
- Sheboygan Co. v. Parker 1866
- Minnesota Co. v. National Co. 1866
- United States v. De Haro Mahoney v. United States 1866
- Badger v. Badger 1865
- Tobey v. Leonards 1865
- United States v. Billing 1865
- United States v. Stone 1865
- Burr v. Duryee 1864
- United States v. Hallock 1864
- Richardson v. Lawrence County 1864
- Mercer County v. Hacket 1864
- Ex parte Vallandigham 1863
- Seybert v. City of Pittsburg 1863
- Burr v. Duryee 1863
- Same v. Same 1863
- Cross v. De Valle 1863
- Burr v. Duryee 1863
- United States v. Grimes 1863
- Ogilvie v. Knox Insurance Company 1863
- Chilton v. Braiden's Administratrix 1863
- The Ship Potomac 1862
- White's Administrator v. United States 1862
- United States v. Vallejo 1862
- Washington and Turner v. Ogden 1862
- United States v. Neleigh 1862
- The Water Witch— Clifton, Sheldon, Libellant 1862
- Hodge v. Combs 1862
- Verden v. Coleman 1862
- Farni v. Tesson 1862
- Hogg v. Ruffner 1861
- Cleveland v. Chamberlain 1861
- The Board of Commr's of Knox County v. Aspinwall 1861
- MEDBERRY v. State of Ohio 1861
- Richardson v. City of Boston 1861
- Palmer v. United States 1861
- United States v. White 1860
- Haney v. Baltimore Steam Packet Company 1860
- Luco v. United States 1860
- Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty, of City of New York v. Ransom 1860
- Morewood v. Enequist 1860
- Emma B. C. Thompson v. Richard Roe 1860
- Green v. Custard 1860
- United States Ex Rel. Crawford v. Addison 1860
- Sutton v. Bancroft 1860
- Philadelphia, Wilmington, & Baltimore Railroad v. Philadelphia & Havre De Grace Steam Towboat Co. 1860
- Roach v. Chapman 1860
- Kock v. Emmerling 1860
- Ogden v. Parsons 1860
- Richardson v. Goddard 1860
- Eber B. Ward, Survivor, &C., Owner of the Steamboat Detroit v. Charles Thompson 1859
- George Bondies v. James P. Sherwood 1859
- Sturgis v. Clough 1859
- Converse v. United States 1859
- Ward v. Chamberlain 1859
- Walker v. Smith 1859
- New York Ex Rel. Cutler v. Dibble 1859
- Allen v. Newberry 1859
- Henry Hill, in Error v. Caleb B. Smith and Others 1859
- Martin v. Imhsen 1859
- Ford v. Williams 1858
- Moreland v. Page 1858
- McFaul v. Ramsey 1858
- Williams v. Gibbes 1858
- Sampson v. Peaslee 1858
- Irvine v. Marshall 1858
- McCormick v. Talcott 1858
- Jackson v. Steamboat Magnolia 1858
- Benjamin F. Morgan, in Error v. Alfred G. Curtenius and John L. Griswold 1858
- Bacon v. Howard 1858
- United States v. Peralta 1857
- United States v. Sutherland 1857
- Michigan Central Railroad v. Michigan Southern Railroad 1857
- Richardson v. City of Boston 1857
- Maria De La Solidad De Arguello and v. The United States. The United States v. Maria De La Solidad De Arguello 1856
- The United States v. Cruz Cervantes 1856
- United States v. Vaca 1856