Adrian Anthony Spears
1910–1991 · Darlington, SC
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas | Judge | John F. Kennedy (Democratic) | Mar 17, 1962 | Retirement, Dec 31, 1982 |
Education
- University of South Carolina School of Law, LL.B., 1934
Professional Career
Private practice, Darlington, South Carolina, 1934-1936; Private practice, San Antonio, Texas, 1937-1961; Special judge, Texas District Court, 1951; Board member, Federal Judicial Center, 1971-1975; Vice president, Tetco, Inc., San Antonio, Texas, 1983-1991
Other Federal Judicial Service
- Judge, Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals, 1981-1982
Opinions on This Site
Showing 100 of 138 opinions from 1964 to 1982
- Placid Investments, Ltd. v. Girard Trust Bank 1982
- Taylor ex rel. Taylor v. St. Clair 1982
- United States v. 329.73 Acres of Land, Situated in Grenada and Yalobusha Counties, State of Mississippi and J. G. Carter 1982
- Charles L. Sikes and Arnold T. Sikes, Cross-Appellants v. McGraw Company, Cross-Appellee 1982
- Delhomme Industries, Inc., Cross-Appellant v. Houston Beechcraft, Inc. And Beech Aircraft Corporation, Cross-Appellees 1982
- The Dow Chemical Company, Intervening v. Dr. James R. Allen and John Van Miller, and James P. Wachtendonk, Intervening 1982
- Curtis P. BALDWIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SEARS, ROEBUCK AND COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee 1982
- United States v. 329.73 Acres of Land, Situated in Grenada and Yalobusha Counties, State of Mississippi, and J. G. Carter 1982
- Raymond J. Donovan, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Brown Equipment and Service Tools, Inc. 1982
- Charles L. Sikes and Arnold T. Sikes, Cross-Appellants v. McGraw Company, Cross-Appellee 1982
- West India Industries, Inc. v. Tradex, Tradex Petroleum Services 1981
- Kenneth Moran v. Paul J. Morris, Warden 1981
- Flowers Transportation, Inc. v. M/v Peanut Hollinger, Her Engines, Tackle, Apparel, Etc., in Rem, Plimsoll Marine, Inc. And Adnac 1981
- Agrico Chemical Company v. M/v Ben W. Martin (Ex: M/v Greenville), Etc., Defendants-Third-Party v. Brent Towing Co., Inc., Third-Party 1981
- Harville v. Anchor-Wate Co. 1981
- Kostantas v. Exxon Co. 1981
- Placid Investments, Ltd. v. Girard Trust Bank 1981
- Jacques Moreau v. Egon Oppenheim v. Virginia H. Zimmerman, Intervenor-Appellee. Alduro-Raynes Arabians, Inc. v. Jacques Moreau 1981
- United States v. James Warren Irwin, Jr. 1981
- United States v. Clayton R. Page, III 1981
- Barney W. Johnson v. James Webb, Gordon W. Smith, Individually and D/B/A Smitty's Speakeasy Pool Hall 1981
- Baton Rouge Building and Construction Trades Council, Afl-Cio, Cross-Appellants v. E. C. Schafer Construction Company, Inc., Cross-Appellee 1981
- Belo Broadcasting Corporation v. Jesse Clark, United States of America v. Billy Wayne Clayton, Kdfw-Tv, Inc. And Quin Mathews, Movants-Appellants 1981
- Holliday v. Todd Shipyards Corp. 1981
- United States ex rel. Fulton v. Franzen 1981
- Harvey Corbitt v. Diamond M. Drilling Co., Shell Oil Company, Third-Party v. Sladco, Inc., Third-Party 1981
- United States v. Gregory-Portland Independent School District, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellant v. State of Texas 1981
- Jose BARRERA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY, INC., Defendant-Appellant 1981
- Joe Hogan v. Mississippi University for Women 1981
- E. B. Sessums and Sharon Sessums, Etc. v. Louisiana Power & Light Company 1981
- Victor Maneikis v. St. Paul Insurance Company of Illinois 1981
- EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SOUTHWESTERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, Defendant-Appellee 1981
- William Waggoner v. Robert Lee Dallaire 1981
- C. W. SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FARAH MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC., Defendant-Appellee 1981
- International Ass'n of Machinists & Aerospace Workers v. Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries 1981
- Linda L. (Shodrock) ROHDE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. K. O. STEEL CASTINGS, INC., Defendant-Appellant 1981
- Texas Peanut Producers Board, Etc. v. The United States of America 1981
- John X. Wegmann, III v. Howard M. London 1981
- Donnie A. Leblanc v. Petco, Inc. v. American Home Assurance Company, Intervenor-Appellant 1981
- Franklin Andrus v. Trailers Unlimited (Roadmaster Custom Division), Atwood Vacuum MacHine Company and Southwest Wheel & Manufacturing Co., Inc. 1981
- Joe Hogan v. Mississippi University for Women 1981
- Carlos Campos, Ismael Rodriguez, Javier Navarro, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Federal Communications Commission 1981
- United States v. Thomas L. Varkonyi 1981
- Guy James Construction Company, Cross-Appellant v. Trinity Industries, Inc., Cross-Appellee 1981
- Albert J. Fusco v. Johns-Manville Products Corp. 1981
- Willie Byrd v. Hunt Tool Shipyards, Inc., Pulmosan Safety Equipment Corporation 1981
- City of South Pasadena v. Goldschmidt 1981
- In the Matter of Avner Kauffman, Bankrupt. Morris T. Friedell v. Avner Kauffman 1981
- The Bradford Exchange v. The Trein's Exchange 1981
- Dr. Milton Margoles v. Dr. Thomas W. Tormey, Jr. And Leroy L. Dalton 1981
- United States v. One 1977 Cherokee Jeep 1981
- Dennis E. Walters and Betty L. Walters, D/B/A Denny's Food Mart, Plaintiffs v. Marathon Oil Company, an Ohio Corporation 1981
- Joseph M. Collins v. United States 1981
- In re Chicago, MilwauKee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad 1981
- Hummell v. S. E. Rykoff & Co. 1980
- Ronni Alexander, Ann Olivarius, Pamela Price, Margery Reifler and Lisa Stone v. Yale University 1980
- United Transportation Union v. Long Island Rail Road Company and Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York 1980
- James Devine v. Metal Lathers' Local 46 Pension Funds, Metallic Lathers Union Local No. 46 and John Pregenzer 1980
- Vaughan v. Metal Lathers' Local 46 Pension Fund 1980
- United States v. Singh 1980
- United States v. Harold Wexler, United States of America v. Alan Angrist 1980
- United States v. Oscar Aldemar Nunez-Rios and Miladys Nunez-Rios 1980
- United States v. Louis Pacella 1980
- Elizabeth Jane Young Chin, Kenneth R. Chin v. United States 1980
- Sharpe v. Harris 1980
- United States v. Jacob S. Sobotka 1980
- National Labor Relations Board v. American Cable Systems, Inc. 1970
- National Labor Relations Board v. American Cable Systems, Inc. 1969
- Hellenic Lines Limited and Universal Cargo Carriers, Inc. v. Zacharias Rhoditis 1969
- Mississippi Valley Portland Cement Company v. United States 1969
- Tri-State Oil Tool Industries, Inc. v. Delta Marine Drilling Company, Delta Marine Drilling Company v. Tri-State Oil Tool Industries, Inc. 1969
- Sanford Bros. Boats, Inc. v. Dalvis Vidrine 1969
- Eugene Griffin, a Minor by His Next Friend and Father, Roosevelt Griffin v. Lavon Breckenridge 1969
- Floyd B. O'Neil v. W. R. Grace & Company and Maryland Casualty Company 1969
- Jack Cole Company and Dixie Highway Express, Inc. v. Mrs. W. H. Hudson 1969
- Hugh Donald Eaton, James Hoyle Eaton, and Cullen Alfred Baggett v. United States 1969
- Electra Manufacturing Co. v. National Labor Relations Board 1969
- J. W. Bennett v. Sinclair Oil & Gas Company 1968
- Gary Herndon McCoy v. United States 1968
- Cenac Towing Company, Inc. And Alfred Cenac Towing Company, Inc. v. Keystone Shipping Company, Keystone Shipping Company v. Cenac Towing Company, Inc. 1968
- Gerard A. Harrison and Harrison Ranch, Inc. v. Carey Prather and William Prather 1968
- National Labor Relations Board v. Smith Industries, Inc. 1968
- William Stanley Mayzak v. United States 1968
- Charles McLaurin v. William C. Burnley, Jr., Custodian of the Greenville City Jail 1968
- Ira Leonard Brinlee v. Wingate White, Warden 1968
- Television Broadcasters, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board 1968
- State of Texas and Dr. George J. Beto v. James Edward Graves 1967
- Sheet Metal Workers International Association, Local Union No. 223, Afl-Cio v. Atlas Sheet Metal Company of Jacksonville 1967
- Tennessee Valley Authority v. Monsanto Chemical Company 1967
- United States v. Curtis L. Parker and Martha Parker 1967
- Hugh A. Robichaux v. Kerr McGee Oil Industries, Inc. 1967
- National Labor Relations Board v. Thomas J. Aycock, Jr., an Individual, D/B/A Vita Foods 1967
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company v. City of Tyler, Texas 1967
- Southern Rambler Sales, Inc. v. American Motors Corporation and American Motors Sales Corporation 1967
- Robert L. Strauss v. United States 1967
- Belvin B. Steward and Wife, Christine S. Steward v. Stanton Independent School District 1967
- Brewer's Inc. And Robert H. Brewer D/B/A Brewer's Furniture Discount Center v. W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor 1967
- Louis Antoine v. Lake Charles Stevedores, Inc., Lykes Brothers Steamship Company, Inc. And the Travelers Insurance Company 1967
- Joseph Monroe McConnell Jr. v. United States 1967
- David L. Trask, Trustee in Bankruptcy of Magic Spuds, Inc. v. Carl Susskind 1967