Waller Thomas Burns
1858–1917 · La Grange, TX
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas | Judge | Theodore Roosevelt (Republican) | Apr 22, 1902 | Death, Nov 17, 1917 |
Professional Career
U.S. Customs Service; Private practice, Galveston, Texas, 1882-1888; Counsel, Houston & Texas Central Railroad, 1888-; State senator, Texas, 1897-1901
Opinions on This Site
37 opinions from 1907 to 1915
- Alice State Bank v. Houston Pasture Co. 1915
- Fielding v. Shands 1914
- Haynie v. Tennessee Coal, Iron & R. 1909
- Southern Ry. Co. v. Lyons 1909
- Olive v. Armour & Co. 1909
- Dunlap Hardware Co. v. Huddleston 1909
- Barnes v. United States 1909
- Birch v. Steele 1908
- Hite & Rafetto v. Savannah Electric Co. 1908
- Scott v. United States 1908
- Citizens' Bank of Douglas v. Hargraves 1908
- Noojin v. United States 1908
- West Hartlepool Steam Navigation Co. v. Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co. 1908
- Vary v. Jackson 1908
- Industrial Press v. W. R. C. Smith Pub. Co. 1908
- Louisville & N. R. Co. v. Phillips 1908
- Noojin v. United States 1908
- Smith v. Pratt Consolidated Coal Co. 1908
- Thomas & Barton Co. v. Thomas 1908
- Tumlin v. Bryan 1908
- Pounds v. Bryan 1908
- Southern Ry. Co. v. Hopkins 1908
- Blaffer v. New Orleans Water Supply Co. 1908
- City of New Orleans v. Howard 1908
- Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co. v. Drane 1908
- The Clinton 1908
- Southern Ry. Co. v. Townsend 1908
- Alabama Nat. Bank v. Massassoit-Pocasset Nat. Bank 1908
- Loveless v. Southern Grocer Co. 1908
- Southern Ry. Co. v. King 1908
- Pullman Co. v. Czintz 1907
- Faulkner v. United States 1907
- Southern Ry. Co. v. Hardin 1907
- Wallace v. Jefferson County Savings Bank 1907
- Eagle Iron Co. v. Colyar 1907
- Louisville & N. R. v. Lacy 1907
- Alexander v. Lane 1907