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Supreme Court Opinions — October Term 1896

Most-cited Supreme Court opinions filed in October Term 1896 (October 1, 1896 to September 30, 1897), from CourtListener's bulk data. CourtListener's bulk data has 200 records for this term with at least one citation or a syllabus (196 with at least one citation, 177 with a syllabus, counted separately); up to 100 of them, ordered by citation count, are listed below.

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  1. March 1, 1897· cited 1,229×
    Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. Chicago
  2. March 22, 1897· cited 802×
    United States v. Trans-Missouri Freight Assn.
  3. March 1, 1897· cited 582×
    Allgeyer v. Louisiana
  4. January 18, 1897· cited 580×
    Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fé Railway Co. v. Ellis
  5. November 30, 1896· cited 502×
    Prairie State Bank v. United States
  6. May 24, 1897· cited 485×
    Hovey v. Elliott
  7. May 24, 1897· cited 467×
    Bauman v. Ross
  8. March 8, 1897· cited 428×
    The Conqueror
  9. February 15, 1897· cited 337×
    Dunlop v. United States
  10. January 25, 1897· cited 306×
    Robertson v. Baldwin
  11. December 14, 1896· cited 244×
    Covington & Lexington Turnpike Road Co. v. Sandford
  12. April 19, 1897· cited 231×
    In Re Chapman
  13. May 24, 1897· cited 227×
    New Orleans v. Citizens' Bank
  14. November 16, 1896· cited 216×
    Wisconsin Central Railroad v. United States
  15. April 5, 1897· cited 215×
    The Umbria
  16. November 30, 1896· cited 213×
    Edgington v. United States
  17. April 19, 1897· cited 199×
    In Re Lennon
  18. May 10, 1897· cited 194×
    Stone v. United States
  19. March 1, 1897· cited 178×
    New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad v. New York
  20. May 10, 1897· cited 171×
    Tindal v. Wesley
  21. April 26, 1897· cited 171×
    Long Island Water Supply Co. v. Brooklyn
  22. November 2, 1896· cited 169×
    McElroy v. United States
  23. May 10, 1897· cited 164×
    Davis v. Massachusetts
  24. March 15, 1897· cited 153×
    Allen v. Georgia
  25. February 15, 1897· cited 151×
    Smith v. Vulcan Iron Works
  26. April 19, 1897· cited 147×
    Forsyth v. Hammond
  27. March 15, 1897· cited 147×
    In Re Potts
  28. November 30, 1896· cited 142×
    Wabash Western Railway v. Brow
  29. November 30, 1896· cited 135×
    Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. Nebraska
  30. January 4, 1897· cited 131×
    St. Louis & San Francisco Railway Co. v. Mathews
  31. November 30, 1896· cited 130×
    Warner v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.
  32. April 19, 1897· cited 125×
    City Railway Co. v. Citizens' Street Railroad
  33. March 29, 1897· cited 125×
    The Majestic
  34. March 1, 1897· cited 125×
    Pauly v. State Loan & Trust Co.
  35. April 19, 1897· cited 121×
    Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Barrett
  36. January 4, 1897· cited 119×
    Bushnell v. Leland
  37. April 26, 1897· cited 114×
    Sentell v. New Orleans & Carrollton R. Co.
  38. April 12, 1897· cited 106×
    American Publishing Co. v. Fisher
  39. January 11, 1897· cited 106×
    Warner Valley Stock Co. v. Smith
  40. November 30, 1896· cited 105×
    McClellan v. Chipman
  41. November 30, 1896· cited 104×
    New Orleans Water Works Co. v. New Orleans
  42. January 4, 1897· cited 98×
    Osborne v. Florida
  43. March 1, 1897· cited 96×
    Swaim v. United States
  44. May 10, 1897· cited 95×
    London Assurance v. Companhia De Moagens Do Barreiro
  45. May 24, 1897· cited 92×
    The Glide
  46. April 19, 1897· cited 90×
    Washington & Georgetown Railroad v. Hickey
  47. April 19, 1897· cited 89×
    Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Cody
  48. May 10, 1897· cited 86×
    Twin City Bank v. Nebeker
  49. March 15, 1897· cited 86×
    Henderson Bridge Co. v. Kentucky
  50. February 1, 1897· cited 85×
    Rosencrans v. United States
  51. January 4, 1897· cited 83×
    Carver v. United States
  52. April 12, 1897· cited 82×
    Gladson v. Minnesota
  53. April 19, 1897· cited 80×
    Oxley Stave Co. v. Butler County
  54. February 15, 1897· cited 80×
    Glover v. Patten
  55. March 1, 1897· cited 79×
    The Three Friends
  56. November 30, 1896· cited 78×
    Citizens' Bank v. Cannon
  57. April 19, 1897· cited 76×
    In Re Eckart
  58. May 10, 1897· cited 73×
    Wabash Railroad v. Defiance
  59. November 30, 1896· cited 73×
    Atlantic & Pacific Railroad v. Laird
  60. February 1, 1897· cited 71×
    The Valencia
  61. May 24, 1897· cited 66×
    Peck v. Heurich
  62. May 24, 1897· cited 65×
    Wight v. United States
  63. November 30, 1896· cited 65×
    The Kate
  64. November 30, 1896· cited 65×
    Lalone v. United States
  65. April 19, 1897· cited 64×
    United States v. Greathouse
  66. March 15, 1897· cited 61×
    Adams Express Co. v. Kentucky
  67. April 5, 1897· cited 60×
    Hooe v. Jamieson
  68. January 4, 1897· cited 60×
    Nofire v. United States
  69. January 4, 1897· cited 59×
    France v. United States
  70. March 1, 1897· cited 58×
    Wade v. Lawder
  71. February 1, 1897· cited 58×
    Jones v. Brim
  72. December 21, 1896· cited 57×
    Maish v. Arizona
  73. November 30, 1896· cited 56×
    Coughran v. Bigelow
  74. February 1, 1897· cited 55×
    Egan v. Hart
  75. May 24, 1897· cited 52×
    Merchants’ and Manufacturers’ Bank v. Pennsylvania
  76. May 24, 1897· cited 49×
    MacGreal v. Taylor
  77. April 5, 1897· cited 48×
    Martin v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
  78. May 10, 1897· cited 47×
    Walker v. Collins
  79. November 9, 1896· cited 47×
    Sandy White v. United States
  80. April 19, 1897· cited 46×
    Northern Pacific Railroad v. Sanders
  81. April 19, 1897· cited 45×
    Whitney v. Fox
  82. February 15, 1897· cited 45×
    Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co. v. Ohio
  83. February 1, 1897· cited 45×
    Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Indiana
  84. January 4, 1897· cited 43×
    Ford v. Delta & Pine Land Co.
  85. May 24, 1897· cited 41×
    The J. P. Donaldson
  86. May 24, 1897· cited 39×
    Parsons v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.
  87. December 21, 1896· cited 38×
    Gonzales v. Cunningham
  88. November 30, 1896· cited 38×
    Northern Pacific Railroad v. Colburn
  89. May 24, 1897· cited 36×
    Yardley v. Philler
  90. April 26, 1897· cited 36×
    Springville v. Thomas
  91. April 26, 1897· cited 36×
    Baltimore v. Baltimore Trust & Guarantee Co.
  92. May 24, 1897· cited 34×
    Interstate Commerce Commission v. Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee Railway Co.
  93. February 1, 1897· cited 33×
    Addington v. United States
  94. November 30, 1896· cited 32×
    Cake v. Mohun
  95. November 2, 1896· cited 32×
    Parsons v. Venzke
  96. May 10, 1897· cited 31×
    Spokane Falls & Northern Railway Co. v. Ziegler
  97. February 15, 1897· cited 31×
    Oakes v. Mase
  98. February 1, 1897· cited 31×
    Robinson v. Caldwell
  99. November 9, 1896· cited 31×
    Press Publishing Co. v. Monroe
  100. January 4, 1897· cited 30×
    In Re Atlantic City Railroad

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