Author:John McLean (1785-1861)

Opinions of the Court

 * Barclay v. Howell's Lessee, 31 U.S. (6 Pet.) 498 (1832)
 * Tracy v. Swartwout, 35 U.S. 80 (1836)
 * Haydel v. Girod, 35 U.S. 283 (1836)
 * Leland v. Wilkinson (35 U.S. 294), 35 U.S. 294 (1836)
 * Hagan v. Lucas, 35 U.S. 400 (1836)
 * Denn v. Reid, 35 U.S. 524 (1836)
 * McLearn v. Wallace, 35 U.S. 625 (1836)
 * Mayor of New Orleans v. United States, 35 U.S. (10 Pet.) 662 (1836)
 * Allen v. Hammond, 36 U.S. 63 (1837)
 * United States v. Cox, 36 U.S. 162 (1837)
 * Jackson v. Ashton (36 U.S. 229), 36 U.S. 229 (1837)
 * Briscoe v. Bank Commonwealth Kentucky, 36 U.S. 257 (1837)
 * Lessee of Swayze v. Burke, 37 U.S. 11 (1838)
 * Scott v. Lloyd, 37 U.S. 145 (1838)
 * Lyon v. Auchincloss, 37 U.S. 234 (1838)
 * Reynolds v. Douglass, 37 U.S. 497 (1838)
 * Woodward v. Brown, 38 U.S. 1 (1839)
 * Ross v. Duval, 38 U.S. 45 (1839)
 * Bank of the United States v. Peter, 38 U.S. 123 (1839)
 * Walker v. Parker, 38 U.S. 166 (1839)
 * United States v. Hardyman, 38 U.S. 176 (1839)
 * Stein v. Bowman, 38 U.S. 209 (1839)
 * Heirs of Emerson v. Hall, 38 U.S. 409 (1839)
 * Williams v. Suffolk Insurance Company, 38 U.S. 415 (1839)
 * Anthony v. Butler, 38 U.S. 423 (1839)
 * Lessee of Lattimer v. Poteet, 39 U.S. 4 (1840)
 * Covington v. Comstock, 39 U.S. 43 (1840)
 * Smith v. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company, 39 U.S. 45 (1840)
 * Lessee of Walden v. Craig's Heirs, 39 U.S. 147 (1840)
 * Walden v. Bodley, 39 U.S. 156 (1840)
 * Edmonds v. Crenshaw, 39 U.S. 166 (1840)
 * Games v. Stiles, 39 U.S. 322 (1840)
 * Mayburry v. Brien, 40 U.S. 21 (1841)
 * Brush v. Ware, 40 U.S. 93 (1841)
 * Gorman v. Peter, 40 U.S. 115 (1841)
 * Watkins v. Holman, 41 U.S. 25 (1842)
 * Gordon v. Longest, 41 U.S. 97 (1842)
 * Brander v. Phillips, 41 U.S. 121 (1842)
 * Hozey v. Buchanan, 41 U.S. 215 (1842)
 * City of Mobile v. Eslava, 41 U.S. 234 (1842)
 * City of Mobile v. Hallett, 41 U.S. 261 (1842)
 * Mauran v. Bullus, 41 U.S. 528 (1842)
 * City of Mobile v. Emanuel, 42 U.S. 95 (1843)
 * United States v. Irving, 42 U.S. 250 (1843)
 * Shriver's Lessee v. Lynn, 43 U.S. 43 (1844)
 * McCollum v. Eager, 43 U.S. 61 (1844)
 * Chapman v. Forsyth and Limerick, 43 U.S. 202 (1844)
 * Stoddard v. Chambers, 43 U.S. 284 (1844)
 * Minor v. Tillotson (43 U.S. 392), 43 U.S. 392 (1844)
 * Rhodes v. Bell, 43 U.S. 397 (1844)
 * Gaines v. Chew, 43 U.S. 619 (1844)
 * Bank of the United States v. United States, 43 U.S. 711 (1844)
 * Poultney v. City of Lafayette, 44 U.S. 81 (1845)
 * Ex parte Dorr, 44 U.S. 103 (1845)
 * Carroll v. Safford, 44 U.S. 441 (1845)
 * Lane v. Vick, 44 U.S. 464 (1845)
 * Bonnaffe Company v. Williams, 44 U.S. 574 (1845)
 * United States v. Prescott, 44 U.S. 578 (1845)
 * Daviess v. Fairbairn, 44 U.S. 636 (1845)
 * Brockett v. Brockett (44 U.S. 691), 44 U.S. 691 (1845)
 * Buchanan v. Alexander, 45 U.S. 20 (1846)
 * Paige v. Sessions, 45 U.S. 122 (1846)
 * United States v. McLemore, 45 U.S. 286 (1846)
 * Knox, Boggs & Company v. Smith, 45 U.S. 298 (1846)
 * Cookendorfer v. Preston, 45 U.S. 317 (1846)
 * Stimpson v. West Chester Railroad Company (45 U.S. 380), 45 U.S. 380 (1846)
 * Smyth v. Strader, 45 U.S. 404 (1846)
 * Brown v. Union Bank of Florida, 45 U.S. 465 (1846)
 * Downes v. Scott, 45 U.S. 500 (1846)
 * Hardeman v. Anderson, 45 U.S. 640 (1846)
 * Dick v. Runnels, 46 U.S. 7 (1847)
 * McAfee v. Doremus, 46 U.S. 53 (1847)
 * In re Metzger, 46 U.S. 176 (1847)
 * United States v. Daniel (47 U.S. 11), 47 U.S. 11 (1848)
 * Mathewson v. Clarke, 47 U.S. 122 (1848)
 * Shelton v. Tiffin, 47 U.S. 163 (1848)
 * Pulliam v. Christian, 47 U.S. 209 (1848)
 * Bein v. Heath, 47 U.S. 228 (1848)
 * United States v. Hodge, 47 U.S. 279 (1848)
 * Mace v. Wells, 48 U.S. 272 (1849)
 * Bodley and Thomas Robbins v. William M Goodrich, 48 U.S. 276 (1849)
 * Crawford v. Branch Bank of Alabama at Mobile, 48 U.S. 279 (1849)
 * Barnard v. Gibson, 48 U.S. 650 (1849)
 * United States v. Heirs of Boisdor, 48 U.S. 658 (1849)
 * Massingill v. Downs, 48 U.S. 760 (1849)
 * Backus v. Gould, 48 U.S. 798 (1849)
 * Nathan v. Louisiana, 49 U.S. 73 (1850)
 * Peale v. Phipps, 49 U.S. 256 (1850)
 * Doe v. Watson, 49 U.S. 263 (1850)
 * Mills v. Stoddard, 49 U.S. 345 (1850)
 * Kennedy v. Bank of the State of Georgia, 49 U.S. 586 (1850)
 * Wheeler v. Smith, 50 U.S. 55 (1850)
 * Brabston v. Gibson, 50 U.S. 263 (1850)
 * Lytle v. Arkansas, 50 U.S. 314 (1850)
 * Boswell's Lessee v. Otis, 50 U.S. 336 (1850)
 * Shelby v. Bacon, 51 U.S. 56 (1851)
 * Downs v. Kissam, 51 U.S. 102 (1851)
 * Woodruff v. Trapnall, 51 U.S. 190 (1851)
 * Paup v. Drew, 51 U.S. 218 (1851)
 * Trigg v. Drew, 51 U.S. 224 (1851)
 * Robinson v. Minor, 51 U.S. 627 (1851)
 * Oakey v. Bennett, 52 U.S. 33 (1851)
 * McGill v. Armour, 52 U.S. 142 (1851)
 * Clements v. Berry, 52 U.S. 398 (1851)
 * Webster v. Reid, 52 U.S. 437 (1851)
 * Thredgill v. Pintard, 53 U.S. 24 (1851)
 * United States v. Bromley, 53 U.S. 88 (1851)
 * Bennett v. Butterworth (53 U.S. 367), 53 U.S. 367 (1852)
 * Darrington v. Branch of the Bank of the State of Alabama, 54 U.S. 12 (1852)
 * Ballance v. Forsyth (54 U.S. 18), 54 U.S. 18 (1852)
 * Parish v. Murphree, 54 U.S. 92 (1852)
 * Buckingham v. McLean, 54 U.S. 150 (1852)
 * Campbell v. Doe, 54 U.S. 244 (1852)
 * Fowler v. Hart, 54 U.S. 373 (1852)
 * McAfee v. Crofford, 54 U.S. 447 (1852)
 * Le Roy v. Tatham, 55 U.S. 156 (1853)
 * Downey v. Hicks, 55 U.S. 240 (1853)
 * Vincennes University v. Indiana, 55 U.S. 268 (1853)
 * Hoyt v. Hammekin, 55 U.S. 346 (1853)
 * Cunningham v. Ashley, 55 U.S. 377 (1853)
 * Huff v. Hutchinson, 55 U.S. 586 (1853)
 * Goesele v. Bimeler, 55 U.S. 589 (1853)
 * Northern Indiana Railroad Company v. Michigan Central Railroad Company, 56 U.S. 233 (1854)
 * Wylie v. Coxe (56 U.S. 415), 56 U.S. 415 (1854)
 * Foley v. Harrison, 56 U.S. 433 (1854)
 * Delauriere v. Emison, 56 U.S. 525 (1854)
 * Adams v. Otterback, 56 U.S. 539 (1854)
 * Conrad v. Griffey (57 U.S. 38), 57 U.S. 38 (1854)
 * In re Stafford v. Union Bank of Louisiana (57 U.S. 135), 57 U.S. 135 (1854)
 * Davenport v. Fletcher, 57 U.S. 142 (1854)
 * Adams v. Law (57 U.S. 144), 57 U.S. 144 (1854)
 * Piqua Branch of the State Bank of Ohio v. Knoop, 57 U.S. 369 (1854)
 * Fanning v. Gregoire, 57 U.S. 524 (1854)
 * Slicer v. Bank of Pittsburg, 57 U.S. 571 (1854)
 * Cervantes v. United States, 57 U.S. 619 (1854)
 * Udall v. Steam-Ship Ohio, 58 U.S. 17 (1855)
 * Olney v. Steamship Falcon, 58 U.S. 19 (1855)
 * Battin v. Taggert, 58 U.S. 74 (1854)
 * Iasigi v. Brown, 58 U.S. 183 (1855)
 * In re Stafford v. Union Bank of Louisiana (58 U.S. 275), 58 U.S. 275 (1855)
 * In re Stafford v. New Orleans Canal and Banking Company, 58 U.S. 283 (1855)
 * Boone v. Missouri Iron Company, 58 U.S. 340 (1855)
 * Rhodes v. Farmer, 58 U.S. 464 (1855)
 * Coy v. Mason, 58 U.S. 580 (1855)
 * Isaac Hartshorn v. Horace H Day, 59 U.S. 28 (1856)
 * United States v. Fremont, 59 U.S. 30 (1856)
 * Ex parte Sturgess, 59 U.S. 40 (1855)
 * Peck v. Sanderson (59 U.S. 42), 59 U.S. 42 (1855)
 * Jones v. League, 59 U.S. 76 (1855)
 * United States v. Coxe (59 U.S. 100), 59 U.S. 100 (1856)
 * Sessions v. Pintard, 59 U.S. 106 (1856)
 * Little v. Hall, 59 U.S. 165 (1856)
 * Widow and Heirs of De La Lande v. Louisiana, 59 U.S. 192 (1856)
 * Craighead v. Wilson, 59 U.S. 199 (1856)
 * Ransom v. Winn, 59 U.S. 295 (1856)
 * Goslee v. Shute, 59 U.S. 463 (1856)
 * Steamer Oregon v. Rocca, 59 U.S. 570 (1856)
 * Culbertson v. Steamer Southern Belle, 59 U.S. 584 (1856)
 * Stevens v. Gladding (60 U.S. 64), 60 U.S. 64 (1857)
 * Lathrop v. Judson, 60 U.S. 66 (1857)
 * Moore v. Greene, 60 U.S. 69 (1856)

Concurrences

 * Lessee of Pollard's Heirs v. Kibbe, 39 U.S. 353 (1840)
 * Prigg v. Pennsylvania, 41 U.S. 539 (1842)

Dissents

 * Bagnell v. Broderick, 38 U.S. 436 (1839)
 * United States v. Linn (42 U.S. 104}, 42 U.S. 104 (1843)
 * Bronson v. Kinzie, 42 U.S. 311 (1843)
 * Aldridge v. Williams, 44 U.S. 9 (1845)
 * Searight v. Stokes, 44 U.S. 151 (1845)
 * Liews v. Lewis, 48 U.S. 776 (1849)
 * United States v. King (48 U.S. 833), 48 U.S. 833 (1849)
 * Bissell v. Penrose, 49 U.S. 317 (1850)
 * Perrine v. Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company, 50 U.S. 172 (1850)
 * Gayler v. Wilder, 51 U.S. 477 (1851)
 * United States v. Boisdoré, 52 U.S. 63 (1851)
 * United States v. City of Philadelphia, 52 U.S. 609 (1851)
 * Cooley v. Port of Philadelphia, 53 U.S. 299 (1852)
 * Moore v. Illinois, 55 U.S. 13 (1852)
 * Bloomer v. McQuewan, 55 U.S. 539 (1853)
 * Brooks v. Fiske, 56 U.S. 212 (1854)
 * United States v. Guthrie, 58 U.S. 284 (1855)
 * Ex parte in the Matter of Wells, 59 U.S. 307 (1856)
 * Pennsylvania v. Wheeling and Belmont Bridge Company (59 U.S. 421), 59 U.S. 421 (1856)
 * Dred Scott v. Sandford, 60 U.S. 393 (1857)