Leonard Eugene Wales
1823–1897 · Wilmington, DE
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware | Judge | Chester A. Arthur (Republican) | Mar 20, 1884 | Death, Feb 8, 1897 |
Education
- Yale College, 1845
- Read law, 1848
Professional Career
Editor, Delaware State Journal, Wilmington, Delaware, 1848-1850; Clerk, U.S. District Court and U.S. Circuit Court, District of Delaware, 1849-1864; City solicitor, Wilmington, Delaware, 1853-1854; U.S. Army second lieutenant, First Delaware Volunteers, 1861; Judge, Superior Court of Delaware, 1864-1884
Opinions on This Site
93 opinions from 1891 to 1897
- American Grocery Co. v. Godillot 1897
- Central R. Co. v. Wiegand 1897
- Crossley v. Duggan 1897
- Philadelphia Traction Co. v. Palmer 1897
- Gibbon v. Loewer Sole-Rounder Co. 1897
- Green v. American Soda-Fountain Co. 1897
- Roemer v. Peddie 1897
- Bank of Commerce v. Bright 1896
- Bosbyshell v. United States 1896
- Adams v. Kinzer & Jones Manuf'g Co. 1896
- Baltimore & O. R. Co. v. Friel 1896
- Mutual Life Ins. v. Doherty 1896
- Baltimore & O. R. v. Friel 1896
- Baltimore & O. R. v. Friel 1896
- Newark Electric Light & Power Co. v. Garden 1896
- Schenck v. Diamond Match Co. 1896
- Rose v. Hirsh 1896
- McDowell v. Kurtz 1896
- McCanna & Fraser Co. v. Citizens' Trust & Surety Co. of Philadelphia 1896
- Newark City Ice Co. v. Fisher 1896
- Holton v. Wallace 1896
- Campbell v. Richardson 1896
- Pullman's Palace-Car Co. v. Central Transp. Co. 1896
- Pearsol v. Maxwell 1896
- Balph v. Rathburn Co. 1896
- Cory v. Penco 1896
- Taylor v. Sawyer Spindle Co. 1896
- National Sewing-Mach. Co. v. Willcox & Gibbs Sewing-Mach. Co. 1896
- Chestnut Street Nat. Bank v. Crompton Loom Works 1896
- Franklin Sugar-Refining Co. v. Funch 1896
- Caldwell v. Powell 1896
- Bernheim v. Boehme 1896
- Schenck v. Diamond Match Co. 1896
- Ritter v. Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New York 1896
- Barr v. Mayor of New Brunswick 1896
- Baldwin v. National Hedge & Wire-Fence Co. 1896
- Neall v. Schrader 1896
- Western Assur. Co. v. Schrader 1896
- Union Switch & Signal Co. v. Johnson 1896
- Pittsburgh Wire Co. v. Roberts 1896
- Everson v. Equitable Life Assur. Soc. 1896
- Fidelity & Casualty Co. v. Consolidated Nat. Bank 1895
- O'Neil v. Manhattan Life Ins. 1895
- Hoyt v. J. T. Lovett Co. 1895
- Scott v. Hoe 1895
- Ritter v. Mutual Life Ins. 1895
- De Hass v. Dibert 1895
- Erie Rubber Co. v. American Dunlop Tire Co. 1895
- Reynolds v. Standard Paint Co. 1895
- Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York v. Alpert 1895
- Philadelphia Trust, Safe-Deposit & Insurance v. Edison Electric Light Co. 1895
- Gregg v. Sanford 1895
- Thomson Meter Co. v. National Meter Co. 1895
- Ritchie v. Obdyke 1894
- Philadelphia & R. R. v. Smith 1894
- Western Union Tel. Co. v. Thorn 1894
- Devlin v. Paynter 1894
- Barber Asphalt Paving Co. v. City of Harrisburg 1894
- Braddock Glass Co. v. Macbeth 1894
- Fisher v. Simons 1894
- Bernard & Leas Manuf'g Co. v. Packard & Calvin, Ltd. 1894
- Maitland v. Gibson 1894
- Smith v. New England Mut. Life Ins. 1894
- Shipman v. Saltsburg Coal Co. 1894
- Durand v. Schulze 1894
- Shoemaker v. Merrow 1894
- Bonnell v. Stoll 1894
- Platt v. Fire-Extinguisher Manuf'g Co. 1894
- Stewart v. Smith 1893
- Wickersham v. Ricker 1893
- Rince's Metallic Paint Co. v. Prince Manuf'g Co. 1893
- Earnshaw v. McHose 1893
- Harper v. National Life Ins. Co. of Montpelier 1893
- Simons v. Fisher 1893
- Murray v. United States 1893
- Carroll-Porter Boiler & Tank Co. v. Columbus Mach. Co. 1893
- Royal Ins. v. Wight 1893
- Consolidated Electric Storage Co. v. Accumulator Co. 1893
- McHose v. Earnshaw 1893
- American Gas Controller & Fixture Co. v. Siemens-Lungren Co. 1893
- Metropolitan Nat. Bank v. Rogers 1893
- Wanamaker v. Enterprise Manuf'g Co. 1893
- J. L. Mott Iron Works v. Standard Manuf'g Co. 1893
- One Thousand Bags of Sugar v. Harrison 1893
- Clark v. Wheeling Steel Works 1893
- National Cash Register Co. v. American Cash Register Co. 1892
- In re Manderson 1892
- Yardley v. Clothier 1892
- The Emma Kate Ross v. Myers Excursion & Nav. Co. 1892
- Demaris v. The General G. Mott 1892
- Paine v. Snowden 1892
- Danforth v. National State Bank of Elizabeth 1891
- Zinsser v. Krueger 1891