Thomas Richard Purnell
1847–1908 · Wilmington, NC
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina | Judge | William McKinley (Republican) | May 5, 1897 | Death, Dec 19, 1908 |
Education
- Read law, 1869
- Trinity College (now Duke University), 1869
Professional Career
Private practice, Baltimore, Maryland and Salem, North Carolina, 1870-1873; Librarian, State of North Carolina, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1873-1876; State representative, North Carolina, 1876-1877; Commissioner, U.S. Circuit Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, 1877-1891; State senator, North Carolina, 1883-1884; Private practice, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1876-1897; Candidate for attorney general, State of North Carolina, 1892
Opinions on This Site
57 opinions from 1897 to 1908
- Atlantic Coast Line R. v. Dunning 1908
- Mills v. Virginia-Carolina Lumber Co. 1908
- American Can Co. v. McGinnis 1908
- Norfolk & W. Ry. Co. v. Gardner 1908
- Franklin Trust Co. v. Peninsular Pure Water Co. 1908
- Russel v. Huntington Nat. Bank 1908
- New River Coal Land Co. v. Ruffner Bros. 1908
- Bee v. Barnes 1906
- Bealmear v. Hutchins 1906
- Craig v. Dorr 1906
- Guild v. Pringle 1906
- Tomlinson v. Bank of Lexington 1906
- Chapman v. Yellow Poplar Lumber Co. 1906
- Hasting v. Southern Ry. Co. 1906
- Bank of Ravenswood v. Johnson 1906
- The City of San Antonio 1906
- Steiner v. Marshall 1905
- J. W. Bishop Co. v. Shelhorse 1905
- Turnbull v. Ross 1905
- Davenport v. Southern Ry. Co. 1905
- Des Moines Life Ass'n v. Crim 1904
- Johnston v. Huff, Andrews & Moyler Co. 1904
- West Virginia v. Laing 1904
- Interstate Building & Loan Ass'n v. Edgefield Hotel Co. 1904
- McGregor v. United States 1904
- West Virginia Northern R. v. United States ex rel. Kingwood Coal Co. 1904
- Lombard S. S. Co. v. Anderson 1904
- The Dorchester 1904
- Blue Mountain Iron & Steel Co. v. Portner 1904
- Cannon v. Dexter Broom & Mattress Co. 1903
- Baker-Whiteley Coal Co. v. Neptune Nav. Co. 1903
- Hull Coal & Coke Co. v. Empire Coal & Coke Co. 1902
- Thomason v. Southern Ry. Co. 1902
- American Coat Pad Co. of Baltimore City v. Phœnix Pad Co. 1902
- City National Bank of Greenville v. Bruce 1901
- A. F. Withrow Lumber, Co. v. Glasgow Inv. Co. 1901
- Coltrane v. Templeton 1901
- Nantahala Marble & Talc Co. v. Thomas 1901
- Joseph Bancroft & Sons Co. v. Bloede 1901
- McDaniel v. Stroud 1901
- Stroud v. McDaniel 1901
- Padgett v. Post 1901
- Pickens v. Dent 1901
- Baltimore Steam-Packet Co. v. Patterson 1901
- Hodges v. Kimball 1900
- Richardson v. Woodward 1900
- Mercantile Trust & Deposit Co. v. Low 1898
- MacDaniel v. United States 1898
- Sloss Iron & Steel Co. v. South Carolina & G. R. 1898
- Brown v. Cranberry Iron & Coal Co. 1898
- City of Richmond v. Southern Bell Tel. & Tel. Co. 1898
- Crowther v. Fidelity Insurance, Trust & Safe-Deposit Co. 1898
- Charlotte Oil & Fertilizer Co. v. Hartog 1898
- Vance v. Wesley 1898
- Marquest v. Grant 1897
- The P. S. Chappell v. Thursby 1897
- Manhattan Life Ins. Co. of New York v. Carder 1897