William Butler
1822–1909 · Chester County, PA
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | Judge | Rutherford B. Hayes (Republican) | Feb 19, 1879 | Retirement, Jan 31, 1899 |
Education
- Read law, 1845
Professional Career
Private practice, West Chester, Pennsylvania,; District attorney, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1856-1859; President judge, Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County [Pennsylvania], 1861-1879
Opinions on This Site
Showing 100 of 115 opinions from 1892 to 1900
- Camden & S. Ry. Co. v. Stetson 1900
- Union Switch & Signal Co. v. Philadelphia & R. R. Co. 1899
- Mayor v. Dubois 1899
- Myler v. Standard Life & Accident Ins. 1899
- Ginna v. Mersereau Mfg. Co. 1899
- Pettit v. Board of Chosen Freeholders 1899
- Hemmick v. Standard Oil Co. 1899
- Jenkins v. Bunton 1899
- Barnes Cycle Co. v. Reed 1899
- Horn & Brannen Mfg. Co. v. Pelzer 1898
- Roehm v. Horst 1898
- Camden & S. Ry. Co. v. Burr 1898
- Manhattan Life Ins. v. McKown 1898
- United States Glass Co. v. Atlas Glass Co. 1898
- The Bertha 1898
- Bryar v. Campbell 1898
- Philadelphia & R. Ry. Co. v. Young 1898
- Warrington v. Ball 1898
- Pope v. Hoopes 1898
- Pennsylvania Steel Co. v. Vermilya 1898
- Thomas Roberts Stevenson Co. v. McFassell 1898
- Martin v. Hughes 1898
- Elkhart Nat. Bank v. Northwestern Guaranty Loan Co. 1898
- Paine v. Griffiths 1898
- Whippany Mfg. Co. v. United Indurated Fibre Co. 1898
- Diamond State Iron Co. v. Goldie 1898
- Fox Solid Pressed Steel Co. v. Schoen Mfg. Co. 1898
- Clerk v. Tannage Patent Co. 1898
- Ford Morocco Co. v. Tannage Patent Co. 1898
- Hanifen v. E. H. Godshalk Co. 1898
- Omaha Nat. Bank v. Mutual Ben. Life Ins. 1897
- National Harrow Co. v. Hench 1897
- Burke v. Pierce 1897
- Brennan v. Delaware, L. & W. R. 1897
- Johnson Co. v. Thomson-Houston Electric Co. 1897
- Forgie v. Duff Manuf'g Co. 1897
- Clark v. Sigua Iron Co. 1897
- Mitchell v. Ewart Manuf'g Co. 1897
- Adams v. Tannage Patent Co. 1897
- De Beaumont v. Webster 1897
- Chew v. Louchheim 1897
- Henry v. Pittsburgh Clay Manuf'g Co. 1897
- Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York v. Willey 1897
- Mendelssohn Park Excursion & Amusement Co. v. Hewitt 1897
- American Grocery Co. v. Godillot 1897
- Crossley v. Duggan 1897
- Philadelphia Traction Co. v. Palmer 1897
- Gibbon v. Loewer Sole-Rounder Co. 1897
- Green v. American Soda-Fountain Co. 1897
- Roemer v. Peddie 1897
- Bank of Commerce v. Bright 1896
- Adams v. Kinzer & Jones Manuf'g Co. 1896
- Baltimore & O. R. Co. v. Friel 1896
- Mutual Life Ins. v. Doherty 1896
- Baltimore & O. R. v. Friel 1896
- Baltimore & O. R. v. Friel 1896
- Schenck v. Diamond Match Co. 1896
- Rose v. Hirsh 1896
- Newark City Ice Co. v. Fisher 1896
- Holton v. Wallace 1896
- Campbell v. Richardson 1896
- Pearsol v. Maxwell 1896
- Balph v. Rathburn Co. 1896
- Stuart v. City of Easton 1896
- Bernheim v. Boehme 1896
- Baldwin v. National Hedge & Wire-Fence Co. 1896
- Union Switch & Signal Co. v. Johnson 1896
- National Co. v. Belcher 1896
- Pittsburgh Wire Co. v. Roberts 1896
- Chemical Rubber Co. v. Raymond Rubber Co. 1895
- O'Neil v. Manhattan Life Ins. 1895
- Scott v. Hoe 1895
- Tannage Patent Co. v. Zahn 1895
- Delaware, L. & W. R. v. Roalefs 1895
- Johnson Co. v. Pennsylvania Steel Co. 1895
- De Hass v. Dibert 1895
- Gregg v. Sanford 1895
- Thomson Meter Co. v. National Meter Co. 1895
- Ritchie v. Obdyke 1894
- Barber Asphalt Paving Co. v. City of Harrisburg 1894
- Maitland v. Gibson 1894
- Smith v. New England Mut. Life Ins. 1894
- The Harry Brown v. Moren 1894
- Fisher v. Adams 1894
- Bristol v. Scranton 1894
- Westinghouse v. Edison Electric Light Co. 1894
- Philler v. Yardley 1894
- Durand v. Schulze 1894
- Union Switch & Signal Co. v. Johnson Railroad Signal Co. 1894
- Philadelphia Traction Co. v. Lightcap 1894
- Shoemaker v. Merrow 1894
- Richardson v. Walton 1894
- Fisher v. Newark City Ice Co. 1894
- Holman v. Jones 1894
- Benjamin v. Chambers & McKee Glass Co. 1893
- United States Electric Lighting Co. v. Edison Lamp Co. 1893
- Forgie v. Oil-Well Supply Co. 1893
- Brown Folding Mach. Co. v. Stonemetz Printers' Mach. Co. 1893
- Press Co. v. City Bank of Hartford 1893
- McKeefrey v. Connellsville Coke & Iron Co. ex rel. H. C. Frick Coke Co. 1893