Alston Gordon Dayton
1857–1920 · Philippi, VA (now WV)
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia | Judge | Theodore Roosevelt (Republican) | Mar 14, 1905 | Death, Jul 30, 1920 |
Education
- Read law, 1878
- West Virginia University, A.B., 1878
- West Virginia University, M.A., 1880
Professional Career
Private practice, Philippi, West Virginia, 1878-1879; Prosecutor, Upshur County, West Virginia, 1879-1884; Prosecutor, Barbour County, West Virginia, 1884-1888; Private practice, West Virginia, 1886-1895; U.S. representative from West Virginia, 1895-1905
Opinions on This Site
98 opinions from 1906 to 1917
- Lucas v. Bradley 1917
- Mullins Lumber Co. v. Williamson 1917
- Southern Ry. Co. v. Board of Com'rs of Public Works of City of Union 1917
- Norfolk County Water Co. v. City of Norfolk 1917
- Kinston Mfg. Co. v. Freeman 1917
- Woodruff Oil & Fertilizer Co. v. Portsmouth Cotton Oil Refining Corp. 1917
- Dodd v. Pocahontas Consol Collieries Co. 1917
- The Samarinda 1917
- Strathleven Steamship Co. v. Baulch 1917
- The Student 1917
- Norwood v. Watson 1917
- Orvis v. British American Cotton Co. 1917
- The Oakland 1917
- R. D. Cole Mfg. Co. v. Mendenhall 1917
- Rauch v. Manchester-Smith Co. 1917
- Cozart v. Barnes 1917
- Johnstone v. Babb 1917
- Steinman v. Clinchfield Coal Corp. 1917
- The Atlantic City 1917
- Hobson v. Imperial Tobacco Co. of Great Britain & Ireland, Ltd. 1917
- Sherwood Shoe Co. v. Wix 1917
- Spring Garden Ins. v. Wood 1916
- Ward v. American Agricultural Chemical Co. 1916
- Western Maryland Ry. Co. v. Eastern Cement Gun Co. 1916
- Owens v. Farmers' Bank of Abbeville 1915
- Conner v. Craig 1914
- Browning v. Boswell 1914
- Kirk v. West Virginia Colliery Co. 1914
- Bank of Dillon v. Murchison 1914
- Parrish v. Foreman-Blades Lumber Co. 1914
- Millikin v. Second Nat. Bank of Baltimore 1913
- Beatty v. United States 1913
- Gilbert v. Hopkins 1913
- Gilbert v. Hopkins 1913
- Norfolk & W. Ry. Co. v. Hauser 1913
- Holly v. McDowell Coal & Coke Co. 1913
- Lee v. New River & Pocahontas Consol. Coal Co. 1913
- Bank of Brunson v. Ætna Ins. Co. of Hartford 1913
- Carozza v. Boxley 1913
- Froneberger v. First Nat. Bank of Charlotte 1913
- Boyce v. Southern Nat. Bank of Wilmington 1913
- Lord Baltimore Press, Inc. v. Labombarde 1912
- Pigg v. Casper Co. 1912
- Pulaski Mining Co. v. Hagan 1912
- United Cigarette Mach. Co. v. Wright 1912
- Hall v. Swart 1912
- Worth v. Knickerbocker Trust Co. 1912
- Keystone Type Foundry v. National Compositype Co. 1912
- Allen v. United States 1912
- Atlantic Transport Co. of West Virginia v. Maryland, ex rel. Szczesek 1912
- Atlantic Transport Co. of West Virginia v. Imbrovek 1912
- Holt v. Henley 1912
- Chesterfield Mfg. Co. v. Leota Cotton Mills 1912
- American Agricultural Chemical Co. v. Brinkley 1912
- Graham v. United States 1911
- Baltimore & O. R. v. Thornton 1911
- Foster v. United States 1911
- Baker-Whiteley Coal Co. v. Baltimore & O. R. 1911
- Cumberland Gaslight Co. v. West Virginia & Maryland Gas Co. 1911
- Bank of Marion v. Norwood 1911
- Carton v. West Virginia Bridge & Const. Co. 1910
- Long Pole Lumber Co. v. Gross 1910
- Chapman v. Yellow Poplar Lumber Co. 1910
- Westfeldt v. North Carolina Mining Co. 1910
- Tredegar Co. v. Seaboard Air Line Ry. 1910
- Brockenbrough v. Champion Fibre Co. 1910
- Norfolk & W. Ry. Co. v. United States 1910
- Thompson v. Dunnington 1910
- Powhatan Coal & Coke Co. v. Norfolk & W. Ry. Co. 1910
- Chesapeake & O. Ry. Co. v. Standard Lumber Co. 1909
- Walter A. Wood Mowing & Reaping Mach. Co. v. Vanstory 1909
- Westall v. Avery 1909
- Jefferson Hotel Co. v. Brumbaugh 1909
- City of Greensboro v. Southern Paving & Construction Co. 1909
- Eichelbaum v. Scott 1909
- Norfolk & Washington (D. C.) Steamboat Co. v. Ragland 1909
- Continental Casualty Co. v. Spradlin 1909
- Chapman v. Yellow Poplar Lumber Co. 1909
- Chesapeake & O. Ry. Co. v. Cowley 1908
- Union Trust Co. v. Southern Sawmills & Lumber Co. 1908
- United States ex rel. Pitcairn Coal Co. v. Baltimore & O. R. 1908
- The Frank K. Esherick 1908
- Camp v. Lake Drummond Canal & Water Co. 1908
- Atlantic Trust & Deposit Co. v. Town of Laurinburg 1908
- Johnson v. Virginia-Carolina Lumber Co. 1908
- Smith v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. 1908
- Atwell v. United States 1908
- American Can Co. v. McGinnis 1908
- Shallus v. United States 1908
- Baltimore Refrigerating & Heating Co. v. Wetzel 1908
- Geiger v. United States 1908
- J. A. Scriven Co. v. Morris 1908
- Northrop v. Mercantile Trust & Deposit Co. 1907
- American Wood Working Machinery Co. v. Norment 1907
- Vera Cruz & P. R. v. Waddell 1907
- Freygang v. Vera Cruz & P. R. 1907
- Kirven v. Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co. 1906
- Blankenship v. King 1906