Henry Billings Brown
1836–1913 · South Lee, MA
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan | Judge | Ulysses Grant (Republican) | Mar 19, 1875 | Appointment to Another Judicial Position, Dec 30, 1890 |
| Supreme Court of the United States | Associate Justice | Benjamin Harrison (Republican) | Dec 29, 1890 | Retirement, May 28, 1906 |
Education
- Yale Law School
- Harvard Law School
- Yale College, B.A., 1856
- Read law, 1860
Professional Career
Private practice, Detroit, Michigan, 1860-1861, 1868-1875; Deputy U.S. marshal, Eastern District of Michigan, 1861-1863; Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Michigan, 1863-1868; Judge, Wayne County [Michigan] Circuit Court, 1868; Lecturer in law, University of Michigan, 1860-1875; Professor of medical jurisprudence, Detroit Medical College, 1868-1871
Opinions on This Site
Showing 100 of 508 opinions from 1868 to 1916
- Neel's Estate 1916
- DeHaven v. Pratt 1909
- Fox's Estate 1908
- Pedrick v. Railroad 1906
- United States v. Cornell Steamboat Co. 1906
- First Nat. Bank of Baltimore v. Staake 1906
- Keen v. Keen 1906
- Houston & Texas Central Railroad v. Mayes 1906
- The Wildcroft 1906
- McAlister v. Henkel 1906
- Knoxville Water Co. v. Knoxville 1906
- Kolze v. Hoadley 1906
- Alexander v. Crollott 1905
- Manigault v. Springs 1905
- Tampa Water Works Co. v. Tampa 1905
- Board of Trade v. Hammond Elevator Co. 1905
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Dashiell 1905
- Harding v. Harding 1905
- Dunbar v. Green 1905
- Rassmussen v. United States 1905
- Muhlker v. New York & Harlem Railroad 1905
- Bishop v. United States 1905
- McMillen v. Ferrum Mining Co. 1905
- Keppel v. Tiffin Savings Bank 1905
- McClaine v. Rankin 1905
- Kehrer v. Stewart 1905
- San Francisco National Bank v. Dodge 1905
- Allen v. Alleghany Co. 1905
- Cook v. Marshall County 1905
- Hodge v. Muscatine County 1905
- Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Co. v. McGuire 1905
- Keely v. Moore 1904
- Hunt v. Springfield Fire & Marine Insurance 1904
- Cramer v. Wilson 1904
- City of Seattle v. Kelleher 1904
- The Blackheath 1904
- Schick v. United States 1904
- Secundino Mendezona Y Mendezona v. United States 1904
- United States Ex Rel. Holzendorf v. Hay 1904
- The Iroquois 1904
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. May 1904
- Smith v. Payne 1904
- Bates & Guild Co. v. Payne 1904
- Tinker v. Colwell 1904
- Virdin v. Ansgar 1904
- Gagnon v. United States 1904
- Buttfield v. Bidwell 1904
- Buttfield v. United States 1904
- Toltec Ranch Co. v. Babcock 1903
- Beasley v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co. 1903
- Smith v. Indiana 1903
- United States v. Denver & Rio Grande Railroad 1903
- The Robert W. Parsons 1903
- The Robert W. Parsons 1903
- Snyder v. Bettman 1903
- Mifflin v. R. H. White Co. 1903
- Mifflin v. Dutton 1903
- Swan & Finch Co. v. United States 1903
- Wiser v. Lawler 1903
- Giles v. Harris 1903
- Sena v. United States 1903
- Glidden v. Harrington 1903
- Farmers' & Merchants' Insurance v. Dobney 1903
- Nashua Savings Bank v. Anglo-American Land, Mortgage & Agency Co. 1903
- Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. United States 1903
- The Osceola 1903
- San José Land & Water Co. v. San José Ranch Co. 1903
- The Roanoke 1903
- United States v. Nix 1903
- Davis & Farnum Manufacturing Co. v. Los Angeles 1903
- Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance v. Hillmon 1903
- Kelley v. Rhoads 1903
- Weber v. Rogan 1903
- Mobile Transportation Co. v. Mobile 1903
- United States v. California and Oregon Land Company; California and Oregon Land Company v. United States 1902
- Knights Templars' & Masons' Life Indemnity Co. v. Jarman 1902
- Northern Pacific Railway Company v. Soderberg 1902
- Robinson & Co. v. Belt 1902
- Nix v. United States 1902
- Swan & Finch Co. v. United States 1902
- Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. v. Manning 1902
- New York Central Railroad v. New York 1902
- Hoffeld v. United States 1902
- United States v. Nichols 1902
- Compagnie Francaise De Navigation a Vapeur v. Louisiana State Board of Health 1902
- Hoffield ex rel. Hoffield v. United States 1902
- Murphy v. Utter 1902
- Excelsior Wooden Pipe Co. v. Pacific Bridge Co. 1902
- United States v. Finnell 1902
- Finnell v. United States 1902
- St. Louis Consolidated Coal Co. v. Illinois 1902
- Eidman v. Martinez 1902
- Moore v. Ruckgaber 1902
- Goodrich v. Detroit 1902
- United States v. Martinez 1902
- McDonald v. Thompson 1902
- Schrimpscher v. Stockton 1902
- Florida Central & Peninsular Railroad v. Reynolds 1902
- Haseltine v. Central Bank of Springfield 1901
- Dooley v. United States 1901