John Finis Philips
1834–1919 · Boone County, MO
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri | Judge | Grover Cleveland (Democratic) | Jun 25, 1888 | Retirement, Jun 25, 1910 |
Education
- Centre College, A.B., 1855
- Read law, 1857
Professional Career
Private practice, Georgetown, Missouri, 1857-1861; U.S. Army colonel, 1861-1865; Private practice, Sedalia, Missouri, 1865-1880; Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri, 1868; Mayor, Sedalia, Missouri; U.S. representative from Missouri, 1875-1877; 1880-1881; Private practice, Kansas City, Missouri, 1881-1882, 1910-1917; Commissioner, Supreme Court of Missouri, 1883-1885; Judge, Kansas City [Missouri] Court of Appeals, 1885-1888
Opinions on This Site
Showing 100 of 224 opinions from 1884 to 1910
- Lonabaugh v. United States 1910
- Huntington v. United States 1909
- Schurmeier v. Connecticut Mut. Life Ins. 1909
- Morgan v. United States 1909
- Ghost v. United States 1909
- Gamble-Robinson Commission Co. v. Chicago & N. W. Ry. Co. 1909
- J. L. Owens Co. v. Twin City Separator Co. 1909
- Sorenson v. United States 1909
- Alfrey v. Colbert 1909
- Kindred v. Union Pac. R. 1909
- Cunningham v. Pettigrew 1909
- McKinney v. Big Horn Basin Development Co. 1909
- Elliott v. Garvin 1908
- Denver & R. G. R. Co. v. Wagner 1908
- Great Western Sugar Co. v. Pray 1908
- Kretsinger v. Brown 1908
- Stainer v. San Luis Valley Land & Mining Co. 1908
- Minneapolis General Electric Co. v. Cronon 1908
- Scottish Union & Nat. Ins. v. Encampment Smelting Co. 1908
- Harris v. Hardridge 1908
- Neff v. United States 1908
- Town of Fletcher v. Hickman 1908
- Hinds v. Hinchman-Renton Fireproofing Co. 1908
- Carnegie Steel Co. v. Colorado Fuel & Iron Co. 1908
- Hecox v. Rollestone 1908
- Henry v. Colorado Farm & Live Stock Co. 1908
- Lewis v. Sittel 1908
- Clark v. Colorado & N. W. R. 1908
- Goodman v. City of Ft. Collins 1908
- Wagoner Nat. Bank v. Welch 1908
- In re Fish Bros. Wagon Co. 1908
- Bolen-Darnall Coal Co. v. Williams 1908
- Setgel v. Cartel 1908
- Portland Gold Mining Co. v. Duke 1908
- Poland v. Love 1908
- Harrison v. Clarke 1908
- Denver City Tramway Co. v. Cobb 1908
- Robinson v. Denver City Tramway Co. 1908
- Kuykendall v. Union Pac. R. Co. 1908
- Goodrum v. Buffalo 1908
- Ewers v. Buffalo 1908
- Chicago Great Western Ry. Co. v. Mohaupt 1908
- Iowa Mfg. Co. v. B. F. Sturtevant Co. 1908
- Chicago, St. P., M. & O. Ry. Co. v. United States 1908
- Connolly v. Bouck 1908
- Watson v. National Life & Trust Co. 1908
- United States v. Sargent 1908
- Rainy Lake River Boom Corp. v. Rainy River Lumber Co. 1908
- Third Nat. Bank of St. Louis v. Rice 1908
- Roth v. Mutual Reserve Life Ins. 1908
- Armour & Co. v. Kollmeyer 1908
- Northwestern Nat. Life Ins. Co. v. Gray 1908
- Kahn v. W. A. Gaines & Co. 1908
- Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. Moseley 1908
- Hoyt v. Weyerhaeuser 1908
- Campbell v. Weyerhaeuser 1908
- Blount v. American Lead & Baryta Co. 1908
- Schagun v. Scott Mfg. Co. 1908
- Sternberg Mfg. Co. v. Miller, Du Brul & Peters Mfg. Co. 1908
- Springer v. St. Louis Southwestern Ry. Co. 1908
- Borden's Condensed Milk Co. v. Louisiana Purchase Exposition Co. 1908
- H. D. Williams Cooperage Co. v. Headrick 1908
- H. F. Brammer Mfg. Co. v. Witte Hardware Co. 1908
- Morris v. United States 1908
- Powell v. Wisconsin Cent. Ry. Co. 1908
- Water, Light & Gas Co. v. City of Hutchinson 1908
- Merchants' Bank of Valdosta v. Baird 1908
- Mutual Reserve Life Ins. Co. v. Heidel 1908
- Vindicator Consol. Gold Mining Co. v. Frankfort Marine Accident & Plate Glass Ins. 1908
- Portland Gold Mining Co. v. Hermann 1908
- Shepard v. United States 1908
- United States v. Ute Coal & Coke Co. 1907
- Tooker v. Alston 1907
- Teis v. Smuggler Mining Co. 1907
- Portland Gold Mining Co. v. Stratton's Independence, Ltd. 1907
- Henry v. North American Ry. Const. Co. 1907
- Hayden v. Ogden Savings Bank 1907
- McPhee & McGinnity Co. v. Union Pac. R. 1907
- United States v. Colorado & N. W. R. Co. 1907
- United States v. Colorado & N. W. R. Co. 1907
- Williams v. United States 1907
- Davis v. Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co. 1907
- Interstate Drainage & Investment Co. v. Board of Com'rs 1907
- Chicago, M. & St. P. Ry. Co. v. Donaldson 1907
- Webb v. American Asphaltum Mining Co. 1907
- Standard Life & Accident Ins. v. McNulty 1907
- In re Pierce 1907
- Alpena Portland Cement Co. v. Backus 1907
- American Smelting & Refining Co. v. McGee 1907
- Redd v. Brun 1907
- Kimber v. Young 1907
- Dunlop v. Mercer 1907
- Butler Bros. Shoe Co. v. United States Rubber Co. 1907
- Dalhoff Const. Co. v. Block 1907
- United States v. Chamberlin 1907
- Missouri, K. & T. Ry. Co. v. Collier 1907
- St. Louis, K. C. & C. R. v. Conway 1907
- Morrison v. Burnette 1907
- Aaron v. United States 1907
- Rogers v. Penobscot Mining Co. 1907