Benjamin Cornwell Dawkins Sr.
1881–1966 · Ouachita City, LA
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana | Judge | Calvin Coolidge (Republican) | May 5, 1924 | Death, Aug 22, 1966 |
Education
- Tulane University Law School, LL.B., 1906
Professional Career
Private practice, Monroe, Louisiana, 1906-1912; Judge, Louisiana District Court, 1912-1918; Associate justice, Louisiana Supreme Court, 1918-1924
Opinions on This Site
Showing 100 of 163 opinions from 1924 to 1943
- Borron v. El Paso Nat. Bank 1943
- Westinghouse Electric Elevator Co. v. Hatcher 1943
- King Features Syndicate, Inc. v. Valley Broadcasting Co. 1943
- First Nat. Bank v. Continental Casualty Co. 1943
- Gilcrease Oil Co. v. Cosby 1943
- Atkinson v. Atkinson 1943
- Amacker v. Skelly Oil Co. 1942
- Simon v. Rudco Oil & Gas Co. 1942
- UTTER v. IRVIN 1942
- Texas Land & Mortg. Co. v. Mullican 1942
- General Committee of Adjustment of Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers for Missouri-K.-T. R. R. v. Missouri-K.-T. R. Co. 1942
- Fidelity & Casualty Co. v. Manley 1942
- Western Fire Ins. Co. of Fort Scott, Kan. v. Word 1942
- Sun Oil Co. v. Burford 1942
- King v. Glens Falls Indemnity Co. 1942
- Sun Oil Co. v. Burford 1941
- United North & South Development Co. v. Rayner 1941
- Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Gainesville Nat. Bank 1941
- Government Personnel Automobile Ass'n v. United States 1941
- First State Bank v. Roach 1941
- Wells v. United States 1941
- Evergreen Farms Co. v. Willacy County Water Control & Improvement Dist. No. 1 1941
- Williams v. Great Southern Life Ins. 1941
- Dimmitt v. Great Southern Life Ins. 1941
- Swift & Co. v. Wilkerson 1941
- Jax Beer Co. v. Redfern 1941
- Warren-Bradshaw Drilling Co. v. Hall 1941
- McCord v. Page 1941
- Hughes Tool Co. v. Owen 1941
- Bull S. S. Lines, Inc. v. Thompson 1941
- Inter-Ocean Casualty Co. v. Brockman 1941
- Haynes v. Southwest Natural Gas Co. 1941
- Doyle v. Stanolind Oil & Gas Co. 1941
- Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Olivier 1941
- Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance v. Massey 1941
- Provident Life & Accident Ins. v. Nitsch 1941
- Continental Casualty Co. v. First Nat. Bank 1941
- Girand v. Kimbell Milling Co. 1941
- Citizens Nat. Bank of Waco v. Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland 1941
- Dickey v. Todd 1941
- Kaufman County Levee Improvement Dist. No. 4 v. Mitchell 1941
- St. Louis Union Trust Co. v. Stephens 1941
- Farris v. Interstate Circuit, Inc. 1941
- Cline v. United States 1940
- Mission Independent School District v. Texas 1940
- Fisher v. Jordan 1940
- Maxwell v. Hunter 1940
- Doggett v. Peek 1940
- Service Finance Corp. v. Coppard 1940
- Drummond v. Lynch 1936
- American Surety Co. of New York v. Waggoner Nat. Bank of Vernon 1936
- Evans v. Rathke Oil Co. 1936
- Smith v. Merrill 1936
- State Life Ins. v. Allen 1936
- Texas Rubber & Specialty Corp. v. D. & M. MACHINE WORKS 1936
- Texas Breeders & Racing Ass'n v. Blanchard 1936
- Stewart v. Travelers Protective Ass'n 1936
- Sturmberg v. Travelers Protective Ass'n of America 1935
- Berl v. Crutcher 1932
- ætna Ins. Co. v. Houston Oil & Transport Co. 1931
- Anderson v. United States 1931
- Schmitt v. Lamb 1931
- Cramer v. Lamb 1931
- Fort Worth Independent School Dist. v. Ætna Casualty & Surety Co. 1931
- Hamilton Rubber Mfg. Co. v. Stewart 1931
- Orvis v. George 1931
- Texas Compensation Ins. v. Neilsen 1931
- Vicksburg, S. & P. Ry. Co. v. Paup 1931
- Crump v. Rodgers 1931
- Central Real Estate Co. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1931
- Southern Ry. Co. v. Montgomery 1931
- Sprencel v. United States 1931
- Austin v. Osborne 1931
- Corpus Christi Gas Co. v. City of Corpus Christi 1931
- Jackson v. M. H. Thomas Inv. Co. 1931
- First Nat. Bank v. Commissioner 1930
- Ferguson v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1930
- Morriss v. First Nat. Bank 1930
- Employers' Reinsurance Corp. v. Boston Mut. Life Ins. 1930
- American Finance Co. of Galveston, Tex. v. Coppard 1930
- Lucas v. Daniel 1930
- Williams v. American Automobile Ins. Co. 1930
- Williams v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1930
- McCauley v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1930
- Herold v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1930
- Fleitas v. United States 1930
- Kauz v. United States 1930
- British America Assur. Co. of Toronto v. Law, Union & Rock Ins. 1930
- Lancaster v. United States 1930
- Blair v. Wilson Syndicate Trust 1930
- Black Hardware Co. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1930
- Garner v. Jesse C. Stewart Co. 1930
- National Fire Ins. Co. v. Sanders 1930
- Keeler v. Dunbar 1930
- Pinson v. Kansas City Southern Ry. Co. 1930
- Hill v. Central West Public Service Co. 1930
- American Mut. Liability Ins. Co. v. McCaffrey 1930
- Ballinger Oil Mill, Inc. v. Southern Cotton Oil Co. 1930
- Wrather v. Dempster Mill Mfg. Co. 1930
- Crown Central Petroleum Corp. v. Bates 1930