Merrill E. Otis
1884–1944 · Nodaway County, MO
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri | Judge | Calvin Coolidge (Republican) | Dec 14, 1925 | Death, Dec 23, 1944 |
Education
- University of Missouri, A.B., 1906
- University of Missouri, A.M., 1910
- University of Missouri School of Law, LL.B., 1910
Professional Career
Private practice, St. Joseph, Missouri, 1911-1921; Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri, 1914; First assistant city counselor, St. Joseph, Missouri, 1915-1916; First assistant prosecutor, St. Joseph, Missouri, 1917-1918; First assistant attorney general, State of Missouri, 1921-1923; Chairman, Missouri Public Service Commission, 1923-1924; Assistant to the solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1924-1925
Opinions on This Site
80 opinions from 1927 to 1944
- Lydick v. Fischer 1944
- Schwarz v. Witwer Grocer Co. 1944
- Gutensohn v. Kansas City Southern Ry. Co. 1944
- Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Talge 1944
- Baker v. United States 1944
- Preferred Accident Ins. v. Onali 1942
- Schiefelbein v. United States 1942
- National Labor Relations Board v. Brashear Freight Lines, Inc. 1941
- New York Casualty Co. v. Young Men's Christian Ass'n 1941
- New York Life Ins. v. Griesedieck 1941
- National Labor Relations Board v. International Shoe Co. 1940
- Kuper v. Betzer 1940
- Lundell v. Wood 1940
- Arnold v. United States 1940
- Baker v. United States 1940
- Helvering v. Northern Pacific Ry. Co. 1939
- Arkansas State Highway Commission v. Butler 1939
- Johnson v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1939
- City of Mohall v. First Nat. Bank of Sleepy Eye 1939
- Sunshine Anthracite Coal Co. v. National Bituminous Coal Commission 1939
- Schwarz v. Fast 1939
- Chicot County Drainage Dist. v. Baxter State Bank 1939
- Fitch v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1939
- Ætna Life Ins. v. Dodd 1939
- Hunt v. Lyndonville Sav. Bank & Trust Co. 1939
- Luteran v. United States 1937
- Arkansas-Missouri Power Co. v. Kunderer 1934
- International Harvester Co. of America, Inc. v. Schmidt 1934
- Beddow v. United States 1934
- Rankin v. Cox 1934
- Wabash Ry. Co. v. City of St. Louis 1933
- Van Meter v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1932
- McKays Co. v. Penn Electric Switch Co. 1932
- Kaiser v. United States 1932
- Glynn v. Krippner 1932
- Karn v. Andresen 1932
- Proechel v. United States 1932
- American Surety Co. of New York v. Independent School Dist. No. 18 of Lake Park 1931
- Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York v. Brightman 1931
- Niagara Fire Ins. Co. v. Pospisil 1931
- Allen v. Collins 1931
- Kansas City Southern Ry. Co. v. Commissioner of Int. Rev. 1931
- Updike Grain Corp. v. St. Louis & S. F. Ry. Co. 1931
- United States v. Southern Lumber Co. 1931
- Big Diamond Mills Co. v. United States 1931
- Valentine-Clark Co. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1931
- F. M. Hubbell Son & Co. v. Burnet 1931
- Springfield Fire & Marine Ins. Co. v. National Fire Ins. Co. 1931
- Chicago & N. W. Ry. Co v. Struthers 1931
- Home Bldg. & Sav. Ass'n v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co. 1930
- Silent Automatic Sales Corp. v. Stayton 1930
- O'KEEFE v. Zurich General Accident & Liability Ins. Co. 1930
- Queen Ins. Co. of America v. Meyer Milling Co. 1930
- Bradford-Kennedy Co. v. Fred G. Clark Co. 1930
- Buffalo Ins. Co. of Buffalo v. Bommarito 1930
- O'Brien v. General Accident, Fire & Life Assurance Corp., Ltd., of Perth 1930
- Bourne v. Perkins 1930
- Cochran v. United States 1930
- Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Co. v. Federal Surety Co. 1929
- Polski v. United States 1929
- Froelich v. United States 1929
- Scharnberg v. Citizens' Nat. Bank of Spencer 1929
- Dropps v. United States 1929
- Mickle v. United States 1929
- Gerk v. United States 1929
- Paine v. St. Paul Union Stockyards Co. 1928
- McCray v. Central Trust Co. 1928
- Quinn v. Gardner 1928
- McMillan v. United States 1928
- TM Partridge Lumber Co. v. Michigan Cent. R. Co. 1928
- Harris Trust & Savings Bank v. Earl 1928
- Rorebeck v. Benedict Flour & Feed Co. 1928
- St. Louis-San Francisco Ry. v. Ewan 1928
- Capehart v. United States 1928
- Callen v. Massachusetts Protective Ass'n 1928
- United States Ex Rel. Medich v. Burmaster 1928
- Cudahy Packing Co. v. City of Omaha 1928
- Colthurst v. Lake View State Bank of Chicago 1927
- Hellmich v. Hellman 1927
- Hellmich v. Hellman 1927