John Bruce
1832–1901 · Sterlingshire, Scotland
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama | Judge | Ulysses Grant (Republican) | Feb 27, 1875 | Reassignment, Aug 2, 1886 |
| U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama | Judge | Ulysses Grant (Republican) | Feb 27, 1875 | Death, Oct 1, 1901 |
| U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama | Judge | Ulysses Grant (Republican) | Feb 27, 1875 | Death, Oct 1, 1901 |
Education
- Franklin College, New Athens, Ohio, A.B., 1854
- Read law, 1856
Professional Career
Private practice, Keokuk, Iowa, 1856-1862; U.S. Army, 1862-1865; Farmer, Prairie Bluff, Alabama, 1866-1872; State representative, Alabama, 1872-1874
Opinions on This Site
70 opinions from 1891 to 1896
- United States ex rel. Fisher v. Board of Liquidation of City Debt 1896
- Autry v. United States 1896
- Shiver v. United States 1896
- Florida Cent. & P. R. v. Bucki 1895
- Porter v. Mayfield 1895
- Olcott v. Rice 1895
- Western Assur. Co. v. Redding 1895
- Louisiana Electric Light & Power Co. v. Bass Foundry & Machine Works 1895
- Florida Cent. & P. R. v. Cutting 1895
- Imperial Fire Ins. Co. of London v. Home Ins. Co. of New Orleans 1895
- Miller v. Houston City St. Ry. Co. 1895
- Orr v. Brown 1895
- Holmes v. Junod 1895
- Western Assur. Co. v. Southwestern Transp. Co. 1895
- Western Assur. Co. v. Southern Cotton Oil Co. 1895
- Groves v. Sentell 1895
- Crow v. Kimball Lumber Co. 1895
- Gulf Port Steamship Co. v. Thomas 1895
- Figgans v. Aiken 1895
- Gulf City Coal & Wood Co. v. Bru 1895
- Couper v. Gaboury 1895
- Marcussen v. Saunders 1895
- Merchants' & Planters' Oil Co. v. Kentucky Refining Co. 1895
- Alabama Great Southern R. Co. v. O'Brien 1895
- Bridgeport Electric & Ice Co. v. Meader 1895
- Pons v. Block 1895
- Kildare Lumber Co. v. National Bank of Commerce 1895
- Sneed v. Sellers 1895
- Jacksonville, T. & K. W. Ry. Co. v. Chatham Nat. Bank 1895
- Moore v. Kimball 1895
- Pennsylvania Co. for Insurance on Lives & Granting Annuities v. Jacksonville, T. & K. W. Ry. Co. 1895
- Adams v. Mercantile Trust Co. 1895
- Texas & P. Ry. Co. v. Barrett 1895
- Texas & P. Ry. Co. v. Smith 1895
- City of Key West v. Baer 1895
- Building & Loan Ass'n of Dakota v. Logan 1895
- Groves v. Sentell 1895
- City of Laredo v. International Bridge & Tramway Co. 1895
- Turner v. United States 1895
- Turner v. United States 1895
- Turner v. United States 1895
- Turner v. United States 1895
- Hartford Fire Ins. v. Small 1895
- Loomis v. Runge 1895
- Nelson v. Huidekoper 1895
- Smith v. Ferst 1895
- Prentiss Tool & Supply Co. v. Godchaux 1895
- Topliff v. Atlanta Land & Imp. Co. 1895
- Little Rock Granite Co. v. Dallas County 1894
- Chattanooga Medicine Co. v. Thedford 1894
- Salinas v. Stillman 1894
- Settle v. Hargadine-McKittrick Dry-Goods Co. 1894
- Blum v. Bowman 1894
- Mathis v. Runnels County 1894
- Walters v. Western & A. R. 1894
- Oteri v. Schmidt 1894
- Quaker City Nat. Bank v. Nolan County 1894
- Anglo-Florida Phosphate Co. v. McKibben 1894
- Polk County Nat. Bank v. Foote Commercial Phosphate Co. 1894
- Otis Manuf'g Co. v. The Ira B. Ellems 1892
- Dudley E. Jones Co. v. Munger Improved Cotton Mach. Manuf'g Co. 1892
- Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Co. v. Robinson 1892
- Texas & P. Ry. Co. v. Nelson 1892
- Hazlehurst Compress & Manuf'g Co. v. Boomer & Boschert Compress Co. 1891
- Cahn v. Western Union Tel. Co. 1891
- Central Trust Co. of New York v. Marietta & N. G. Ry. Co. 1891
- Central Trust Co. of New York v. Marietta & N. G. Ry. Co. 1891
- Central Trust Co. of New York v. Marietta & N. G. Ry. Co. 1891
- Central Trust Co. of New York v. Marietta & N. G. Ry. Co. 1891
- Freeman v. Clay 1891