Webster v. Daly

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.

Webster v. Daly
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued April 30, 1896 Decided May 18, 1896
Full case name	Webster v. Daly
Citations	163 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
Majority	Fuller, joined by unanimous
Brewer and Peckham took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

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.

External links

• Text of Webster v. Daly, 163 U.S. 155 (1896) is available from: Cornell Findlaw Justia Library of Congress