Emory Speer
1848–1918 · Culloden, GA
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia | Judge | Chester A. Arthur (Republican) | Feb 18, 1885 | Death, Dec 13, 1918 |
Education
- Read law
- University of Georgia, A.B., 1869
Professional Career
Confederate Army private, 1864-1865; Private practice, Athens, Georgia, 1869-1883; Solicitor general, State of Georgia, 1873-1876; U.S. representative from Georgia, 1879-1883; Private practice, Atlanta, Georgia, 1883-1885; U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, 1883-1885; Dean, Mercer University Law School, Macon, Georgia, 1893-1918
Opinions on This Site
75 opinions from 1895 to 1918
- Ricaud v. American Metal Co. 1918
- Abbott v. Wauchula Mfg. & Timber Co. 1916
- United States ex rel. Fisher v. Board of Directors of Public Schools 1916
- Untereiner v. Camors 1916
- Board of Directors v. Fisher 1916
- Alabama Great Southern Ry. Co. v. American Cotton Oil Co. 1916
- Grosman v. Union Trust Co. 1916
- Edwards v. Goode 1916
- Hiller v. Cornille 1915
- Cole Motor Car Co. v. Hurst 1915
- City of Colorado v. Harrison 1915
- Pease v. Rathbun-Jones Engineering Co. 1915
- Wheat v. Hill 1915
- Bison State Bank v. Billington 1915
- McDuffie v. United States 1915
- J. M. Radford Grocery Co. v. Powell 1915
- Alice State Bank v. Houston Pasture Co. 1915
- St. Louis S. W. Ry. Co. v. Maciel 1915
- Thompson v. Travis 1915
- Rosenman v. Coppard 1915
- American Bank & Trust Co. v. Coppard 1915
- First State Bank v. Lowry 1915
- In re Freeman 1911
- Southern Pine Co. of Georgia v. Savannah Trust Co. 1905
- Rembert Roller Compress Co. v. American Cotton Co. 1904
- City of Mobile v. Sullivan Timber Co. 1904
- Lee v. Wysong 1904
- McManus v. Chollar 1904
- MacDonald v. Tefft-Weller Co. 1904
- Mexican Nat. R. v. Palmer 1904
- Conrad v. United States 1904
- British America Assur. Co. v. Darragh 1904
- Watkins v. Little 1897
- Hazzard v. Fitzhugh 1896
- Sonnentheil v. Christian Moerlein Brewing Co. 1896
- Pyman v. Clarke 1896
- Blalock v. Equitable Life Assur. Soc. 1896
- Merrill v. First Nat. Bank of Jacksonville 1896
- Orr v. Brown 1896
- In re Woerishoffer 1896
- Sonnentheil v. Christian Moerlein Brewing Co. 1896
- Scott v. City of New Orleans 1896
- Lewis v. Atchison 1896
- Blair v. City of Waco 1896
- Western Assur. Co. of Toronto v. Ward 1896
- Marion County v. Coler 1896
- United States v. Barber 1896
- United States ex rel. Siegel v. Board of Liquidation 1896
- New Orleans, B., R. M. & C. A. S. S. Co. v. Louisiana Const. & Imp. Co. 1896
- Smith v. The Conde Wifredo 1896
- In re Woerishoffer 1896
- State of Florida v. Charlotte Harbor Phosphate Co. 1896
- Loyd v. Waller 1896
- Central Trust Co. of New York v. Marietta & N. G. R. 1896
- Templeton v. Luckett 1896
- Central Trust Co. of New York v. Caton 1896
- Office Specialty Manuf'g Co. v. County 1896
- Bell v. Kruegel 1896
- Barrow v. Milliken 1896
- Houston, E. & W. T. Ry. Co. v. Stern 1896
- Walters v. Western & A. R. 1896
- Hinchman v. Parlin & Orendorff Co. 1896
- Harty v. Cromwell S. S. Co. 1896
- Benjamin v. City of New Orleans 1896
- Eustis v. City of Henrietta 1896
- Campbell Commission Co. v. Trammell 1896
- Farrar v. Bernheim 1896
- Farrar v. Bernheim 1896
- Hunt v. Howes 1896
- Texas & P. Ry. Co. v. Thompson 1895
- Western Mortg. & Inv. Co. v. Burford 1895
- Texas & P. Ry. Co. v. Elliott 1895
- Texas & P. Ry. Co. v. Thompson 1895
- Texas & P. Ry. Co. v. Rhodes 1895
- Texas & P. Ry. Co. v. Juneman 1895