Horace Harmon Lurton
1844–1914 · Newport, KY
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit | Judge | Grover Cleveland (Democratic) | Mar 27, 1893 | Appointment to Another Judicial Position, Dec 20, 1909 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Judge | Grover Cleveland (Democratic) | Mar 27, 1893 | Appointment to Another Judicial Position, Dec 20, 1909 |
| Supreme Court of the United States | Associate Justice | William H. Taft (Republican) | Dec 20, 1909 | Death, Jul 12, 1914 |
Education
- Douglas University, Chicago, Illinois
- Cumberland School of Law, LL.B., 1867
Professional Career
Confederate Army sergeant major, 5th Tennessee Infantry, 2nd Kentucky Infantry and 3rd Kentucky Cavalry, 1861-1865; Private practice, Clarksville, Tennessee, 1867-1875, 1878-1886; Chancellor, Tennessee Chancery Court, Sixth Judicial District, 1875-1878; Justice, Tennessee Supreme Court, 1886-1893; Dean of law department, Vanderbilt University, 1905-1909
Opinions on This Site
Showing 100 of 494 opinions from 1893 to 1914
- Johnson v. Gearlds 1914
- Jones v. Jones 1914
- Moore-Mansfield Construction Co. v. Electrical Installation Co. 1914
- Louisiana v. McAdoo 1914
- Stone, Sand and Gravel Co. v. United States 1914
- Houston, East & West Texas Railway Co. v. United States 1914
- Richards v. Washington Terminal Co. 1914
- German Alliance Insurance v. Lewis 1914
- Union Pacific Railroad v. Laramie Stock Yards Co. 1913
- United States v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad 1913
- Arizona Copper Co. v. Gillespie 1913
- Boise Artesian Hot & Cold Water Co. v. Boise City 1913
- Boise Artesian Hot & Cold Water Co. v. Boise City 1913
- City of Paducah v. East Tennessee Telephone Co. 1913
- Barry v. United States 1913
- United States v. Chandler-Dunbar Water Power Co. 1913
- Lewis Blue Point Oyster Cultivation Co. v. Briggs 1913
- Shelton v. King 1913
- Chi., RI & Pac. Ry. v. Dowell 1913
- Peabody v. United States 1913
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. Dowell 1913
- Consolidated Turnpike Co. v. Norfolk & Ocean View Railway Co. 1913
- Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Co. v. Hackett 1913
- Ettor v. City of Tacoma 1913
- Houghton v. Burden 1913
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. McGinnis 1913
- Donnelly v. United States 1913
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. Harriman 1913
- Hampton v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. 1913
- Wells, Fargo & Co. v. Neiman-Marcus Co. 1913
- United States v. Mason, Executor 1913
- Zimmerman v. Harding 1913
- American Railroad Co. of Porto Rico v. Didricksen 1913
- Michigan Central Railroad v. Vreeland 1913
- Davis v. Las Ovas Co. 1913
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. Wulf 1913
- Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Co. v. Latta 1913
- Creswill v. Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias of Georgia 1912
- Seaboard Air Line Railway v. Duvall 1912
- Stalker v. Oregon Short Line Railroad 1912
- Chicago & Alton Railroad v. Kirby 1912
- Title Guaranty & Surety Co. v. Nichols 1912
- Interstate Commerce Commission v. Goodrich Transit Co. 1912
- Adams Express Company v. Croninger 1912
- Lincoln Gas & Electric Light Co. v. City of Lincoln 1912
- Arrendondo v. Arrendondo 1912
- Cuebas v. Cuebas 1912
- City of Chicago v. Sturges 1912
- Peters v. Broward 1912
- Huse v. United States 1912
- Huse v. United States 1912
- Sandoval v. Randolph 1911
- Anderson v. United Realty Co. 1911
- United States v. Munday 1911
- Southern Pacific Co. v. Kentucky 1911
- Hyde and Schneider v. United States 1911
- Brown v. C. T. Elliott 1911
- Carpenter v. Winn 1911
- Briscoe v. Rudolph 1911
- Lewis v. Luckett 1911
- Delk v. St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad 1911
- West v. Kansas Natural Gas Co. 1911
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Crovo 1911
- Diamond Rubber Co. of New York v. Consolidated Rubber Tire Co. 1911
- Vilas v. City of Manila 1911
- Merrimack River Savings Bank v. City of Clay Center 1911
- William W. Bierce, Ltd. v. Waterhouse 1911
- United States v. Grizzard 1911
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Riverside Mills 1911
- Bailey v. Alabama 1911
- Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City Railroad v. Turnipseed 1910
- Chantangco v. Abaroa 1910
- United States Ex Rel. Hine v. Morse 1910
- Jennings v. Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washington Railway Co. 1910
- City of Omaha v. Omaha Water Co. 1910
- Hertz v. Woodman 1910
- Interstate Commerce Commission v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. 1910
- Columbia Heights Realty Co. v. Rudolph 1910
- Brown-Forman Co. v. Kentucky 1910
- Osborn v. Froyseth 1910
- Starkweather v. Jenner 1910
- Wright v. Georgia Railroad & Banking Co. 1910
- Pickett v. United States 1910
- Peckham v. Henkel 1910
- Price v. Henkel 1910
- Forest City Foundry & Mfg. Co. v. Barnard 1910
- Haynes v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad 1910
- Frank Unnewehr Co. v. Standard Life & Accident Ins. 1910
- Harmon v. Jensen 1909
- City of Owensboro v. Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Co. 1909
- Bluegrass Canning Co. v. Steward 1909
- Lake Shore & M. S. Ry. Co. v. Eder 1909
- Belding-Hall Mfg. Co. v. Mercer & Ferdon Lumber Co. 1909
- Rochford v. Pennsylvania Co. 1909
- George A. Shaw & Co. v. Cleveland, C., C. & St. L. Ry. Co. 1909
- Louisville & N. R. v. Womack 1909
- Erie R. v. Schomer 1909
- Adelbert College of Western Reserve University v. Wabash R. 1909
- National Malleable Castings Co. v. Buckeye, Malleable Iron & Coupler Co. 1909
- Weber Bros. v. Grand Lodge of Kentucky, F. & A. M 1909