Melville Weston Fuller
1833–1910 · Augusta, ME
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supreme Court of the United States | Chief Justice | Grover Cleveland (Democratic) | Jul 20, 1888 | Death, Jul 4, 1910 |
Education
- Read law
- Bowdoin College, A.B., 1853
- Bowdoin College, A.M., 1856
Professional Career
Private practice, Augusta, Maine, 1855-1856; Editor, Augusta [Maine] Age, 1855-1856; President, Augusta [Maine] Common Council, 1856; City solicitor, Augusta, Maine, 1856; Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1856-1888; Delegate, Illinois constitutional convention, 1862; State representative, Illinois, 1863-1865
Opinions on This Site
Showing 100 of 622 opinions from 1888 to 1910
- Ex Parte Gruetter 1910
- St. Louis, Kansas City & Colorado Railroad v. Wabash Railroad 1910
- Frellsen & Co. v. Crandell 1910
- Williams v. Arkansas 1910
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. Arkansas 1910
- Babbitt v. Dutcher 1910
- Elkus 1910
- Woodside v. Beckham 1910
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Mazursky 1910
- Old Nick Williams Co. v. United States 1910
- B. & ORR v. Interstate Comm. Comm. 1909
- Southern Pacific Co. v. Interstate Commerce Commission 1909
- Yordi v. Nolte 1909
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. Interstate Commerce Commission 1909
- Haffner v. Dobrinski 1909
- United States v. Shipp 1909
- United States v. Dickinson 1909
- Thomas v. Texas 1909
- Johnson v. Mueser 1909
- Laurel Oil & Gas Co. v. Morrison 1909
- Toy Toy v. Hopkins 1909
- Rakes v. United States 1909
- New York Ex Rel. Kopel v. Bingham 1909
- American Sugar Refining Co. v. United States 1908
- Atlantic Coast Line R. v. Dunning 1908
- Toy Toy v. Hopkins, United States Marshal 1908
- Municipality of Ponce v. Roman Catholic Apostolic Church in Porto Rico 1908
- Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. Texas 1908
- Gazlay v. Williams 1908
- Taylor v. Norfolk & O. V. Ry. Co. 1908
- Ex Parte Nebraska 1908
- Bosque v. United States 1908
- Lewis v. Herrera 1908
- Cleveland Terminal & Valley Railroad Co. v. Cleveland Steamship Co. 1908
- The Troy 1908
- United States v. Larkin 1908
- Loewe v. Lawlor 1908
- Hiscock v. Varick Bank of New York 1907
- Frank v. Vollkommer 1907
- Barrington v. Missouri 1907
- Pearcy v. Stranahan 1907
- Swing v. Weston Lumber Co. 1907
- Tindle v. Birkett 1907
- Tinsley v. Treat 1907
- Kessler v. Treat 1907
- Kansas v. United States 1907
- Crowe v. Trickey 1907
- Ex Parte Wisner 1906
- Conboy v. First Nat. Bank of Jersey City 1906
- Cherokee Intermarriage Cases 1906
- Bird v. United States 1906
- Ortega v. Lara 1906
- United States v. Cornell Steamboat Co. 1906
- Cherokee Nation v. United States 1906
- Brown v. Gurney 1906
- Amadeo v. Northern Assurance Co. 1906
- Territory of New Mexico v. Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railway Company 1906
- Albright v. Territory of New Mexico Ex Rel. Sandoval 1906
- Riggins v. United States 1905
- Sweeney v. Carter Oil Co. 1905
- Leonard v. Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific Railroad 1905
- First Nat. Bank of Chicago v. Chicago Title & Trust Co. 1905
- In Re Glaser 1905
- Schlosser v. Hemphill 1905
- Bonin v. Gulf Co. 1905
- Western Electrical Supply Co. v. Abbeville Electric Light & Power Co. 1905
- Warner, Barnes & Co. v. United States 1905
- Caro v. Davidson 1905
- McClaine v. Rankin 1905
- Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. Ely 1905
- Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. Hasse 1905
- Fullerton v. Texas 1905
- Courtney v. Pradt 1905
- Smalley v. Laugenour 1905
- Bradford v. Southern Railway Co. 1904
- New v. Oklahoma 1904
- West Virginia Northern R. v. United States ex rel. Kingwood Coal Co. 1904
- Stevenson v. Fain 1904
- Matter of Christensen Engineering Co. 1904
- Bradley v. Lightcap 1904
- Bradley v. Lightcap 1904
- Bradley v. Lightcap 1904
- Hewit v. Berlin MacHine Works 1904
- Hanks Dental Assn. v. International Tooth Crown Co. 1904
- Plymouth Cordage Co. v. Smith 1904
- United States 1904
- United States 1904
- Kirby v. American Soda Fountain Co. 1904
- Southern Railway Co. v. Carson 1904
- Slater v. Mexican National Railroad 1904
- Bache v. Hunt 1904
- People's Gas Light & Coke Co. v. Chicago 1904
- Barney v. City of New York 1904
- Winous Point Shooting Club v. Caspersen 1904
- Brunswick T. Co. v. NAT. BK. OF BALTIMORE 1904
- United States v. Northern Pacific Railroad 1904
- South Dakota v. North Carolina 1904
- Sinclair v. District of Columbia 1904
- Defiance Water Co. v. Defiance 1903
- O'NEAL v. United States 1903