Rufus Edward Foster
1871–1942 · Mathews County, VA
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana | Judge | Theodore Roosevelt (Republican) | Feb 2, 1909 | Appointment to Another Judicial Position, Jan 19, 1925 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | Judge | Calvin Coolidge (Republican) | Jan 13, 1925 | Death, Aug 23, 1942 |
Education
- Tulane University Law School, LL.B., 1895
Professional Career
U.S. Army lieutenant, 1898-1899; Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Louisiana, 1905-1908; U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1908; Professor of law, Tulane University Law School, 1912-1927; dean, 1920-1927; Member, Conference of Senior Circuit Judges (now Judicial Conference of the United States), 1935-1941
Opinions on This Site
Showing 100 of 1,670 opinions from 1915 to 1942
- Commissioner v. Southwest Consolidated Corp. 1942
- Bradford v. United States 1942
- National Labor Relations Board v. Express Pub. Co. 1942
- Foley-Carter Ins. Co. v. Commonwealth Life Ins. Co. 1942
- Frost Lumber Industries v. Commissioner of Int. Rev. 1942
- Standard Oil Co. of Kansas v. Angle 1942
- Dubuque Fire & Marine Ins. v. Reynolds Co. 1942
- Alfred I. Dupont Testamentary Trust v. Okeechobee County 1942
- Fairbanks' Estate v. Commissioner 1942
- Pelican Oil & Gasoline Co. v. Commissioner 1942
- Brownell v. City of St. Petersburg 1942
- Miller v. United States 1942
- Pringle v. United States 1942
- Eppenauer v. Ohio Oil Co. 1942
- Bickerstaff v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE 1942
- Girard Trust Co. v. Amsterdam 1942
- Lakeside Irr. Co. v. Commissioner of Internal Rev. 1942
- Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Jergens 1942
- Walker v. Prudential Ins. Co. of America 1942
- Selby Oil & Gas Co. v. Railroad Commission of Texas 1942
- Smith v. Atlantic Coast Line R. 1942
- Godfrey L. Cabot, Inc. v. J. M. Huber Corp. 1942
- Kelley v. Everglades Drainage Dist. 1942
- Leco Properties, Inc. v. R. E. Crummer & Co. 1942
- Ware v. R. E. Crummer & Co. 1942
- Meredith v. Hillsborough County 1942
- James Alexander, Inc. v. United States 1942
- Railton v. United States 1942
- McKnight v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1942
- Thompson v. Gallien 1942
- Dryden v. Land Inv. Co. 1942
- Indemnity Ins. Co. of North America v. Hinkle 1942
- Town of Belleair v. Olds 1942
- Seeley v. Town of Belleair 1942
- Buie v. United States 1942
- Laster v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE 1942
- Retsal Drilling Co. v. Commissioner 1942
- Esperson v. Commissioner 1942
- United States v. Flechas 1942
- Scofield v. Corpus Christi Golf & Country Club 1942
- Tri-State Transit Co. of Louisiana, Inc. v. Grier 1942
- Allen v. Courts 1942
- Lamana-Panno-Fallo Industrial Ins. v. Commissioner 1942
- Citizens Hotel Co. v. Commissioner 1942
- In re Town of Belleair 1942
- Richmond v. Town of Largo 1942
- Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Kempner 1942
- Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. PHILLIPS'ESTATE 1942
- Lykes Bros. SS Co. v. Commissioner of Internal Rev. 1942
- Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Battle Creek 1942
- Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. JN Bray Co. 1942
- Enterprise Box Co. v. Fleming 1942
- Armstrong v. Alliance Trust Co. 1942
- Southwestern Greyhound Lines, Inc. v. Buchanan 1942
- Blackmon v. United States 1942
- Community Natural Gas Co. v. Ravell 1942
- Southwestern Bell Tel. Co. v. Texas & N. O. R. 1942
- Texas Agr. Ass'n v. Hidalgo County Water Control & Improvement Dist. No. 1 1942
- Howard v. United States 1942
- Parry v. Bache 1942
- Williams v. Keyes 1942
- McLean v. Commissioner 1942
- Allen v. National Manufacture & Stores Corporation 1942
- Dauer v. Sun Oil Co. 1942
- Gillon v. United States 1942
- F. W. Woolworth Co. v. Seckinger 1942
- Goudeau v. Daigle 1942
- Dyal v. Wimbish 1941
- Leebern v. United States 1941
- Hill v. Federal Trade Commission 1941
- Johnson v. United States 1941
- National Labor Relations Board v. Bowen Motor Coaches 1941
- Peyton v. Railway Express Agency, Inc. 1941
- First State Bank v. Roach 1941
- Evergreen Farms Co. v. Willacy County Water Control & Improvement Dist. No. 1 1941
- Williams v. Great Southern Life Ins. 1941
- Dimmitt v. Great Southern Life Ins. 1941
- Jax Beer Co. v. Redfern 1941
- Hughes v. Ward Oil Corp. 1941
- Butex Gas Co. v. Southern Steel Co. 1941
- O'Brien v. Pabst Sales Co. 1941
- Kansas City Life Ins. v. Lipsey 1941
- Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows, Inc. v. Sheppard 1941
- Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance v. Massey 1941
- Provident Life & Accident Ins. v. Nitsch 1941
- Turner v. Camp 1941
- Griffin v. McCoach 1941
- Park v. Park 1941
- Allen v. Ocean S. S. Co. of Savannah 1941
- Whatley v. Great Southern Trucking Co. 1941
- Moore v. United States 1941
- Mason v. Royal Indemnity Co. 1941
- Georgia Truck System, Inc. v. Interstate Commerce Commission 1941
- American Surety Co. v. Campbell 1941
- Boswell v. United States 1941
- Connelly v. United States 1941
- Southern Ry. Co. v. Harris 1941
- Georgia v. Evans 1941
- Hays v. United States 1941
- Solvay Process Co. v. National Labor Relations Board 1941