William Calvin Chesnut
1873–1962 · Baltimore, MD
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland | Judge | Herbert Hoover (Republican) | Jan 12, 1932 | Death, Oct 16, 1962 |
Education
- Johns Hopkins University, A.B., 1892
- University of Maryland School of Law (now Francis King Carey School of Law), LL.B., 1894
Professional Career
Assistant state's attorney, Baltimore, Maryland, 1896-1899; Private practice, Baltimore, Maryland, 1899-1931; Lecturer, University of Maryland School of Law, 1911-1931
Opinions on This Site
Showing 100 of 141 opinions from 1931 to 1960
- Janaf Shopping Center, Incorporated v. Chase Manhattan Bank and William P. Dickson, Jr., Trustee 1960
- Graybar Electric Co. v. Doley 1959
- Reddy Kilowatt, Inc. v. Mid-Carolina Electric Cooperative, Inc., and National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Inc. 1957
- John B. McCracken v. Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Company 1957
- United States v. One 1955 Model Ford Convertible Automobile-Serial No. U5ac-140399, and Wachovia Bank and Trust Company 1957
- Le Boeuf v. Austrian 1957
- United States v. One 1955 Model Buick 4-Door Sedan Automobile 1957
- United States v. Flora F. Herring, Administratrix of W. A. Herring Estate 1957
- Piedmont Interstate Fair Ass'n v. Bean 1954
- Burcham v. J. P. Stevens & Co., Inc. 1954
- Bowie v. Sorrell 1953
- Maxwell v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1953
- Virginian Ry. Co. v. Viars 1952
- W. R. Grace & Co. v. Charleston Lighterage & Transfer Co. 1952
- Ovider Realty Co. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1951
- Jeffrey v. Henderson Bros., Inc. 1951
- Tinder v. United States 1951
- United States, for Use of Gibson v. Harman 1951
- Progressive Furniture Co., Inc. v. Stoneville Furniture Co., Inc 1951
- Scott v. Welch 1951
- Stilwell v. United States Marshals of Baltimore, Md. 1951
- Wright v. Grain Dealers Nat. Mut. Fire Ins. Co 1950
- Wheeling Valley Coal Corporation v. Mead 1950
- United States v. Bernstein 1949
- United States v. Craddock-Terry Shoe Corporation 1949
- Hughes v. Diehl 1949
- Fore v. Southern Ry. Co. 1949
- Charles Stores Co. Inc. v. O'Quinn 1949
- Wheeling Electric Co. v. Mead 1949
- Farm Bureau Mut. Automobile Ins. Co. v. Hammer 1949
- Pfotzer v. United States 1949
- Bahen & Wright v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1949
- National Labor Relations Board v. Hinde & Dauch Paper Co. 1948
- Anderegg v. United States 1948
- Gouldman v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1948
- Ambrosia Chocolate Co. v. Ambrosia Cake Bakery, Inc. 1947
- Western Contracting Corp. v. National Surety Corp. 1947
- Morton v. Welch 1947
- Insurance Co. of North America v. United States 1947
- Sunal v. Large 1947
- Norfolk Southern Bus Corp. v. Virginia Dare Transp. Co. 1947
- Baltimore & OR Co. v. Saunders 1947
- McCartney v. State of West Virginia 1946
- Smith v. United States 1946
- Ainsworth v. Barn Ballroom Co. 1946
- Hardware Mut. Casualty Co. v. Wendlinger 1944
- Felder v. Federal Crop Ins. Corporation 1944
- ROCKTON & RION RAILROAD v. Walling 1944
- Yoke v. Fleming 1944
- Yoke v. Fleming 1944
- Rowan Cotton Mills Co. v. Commissioner 1944
- Peavy-Welsh Lumber Co. v. Hendrix 1943
- Helvering v. Virginian Hotel Corporation 1943
- BW Jones Trust v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1943
- Kitt v. United States 1942
- Lone Ranger, Inc. v. Cox 1942
- Owings Mills Distillery, Inc. v. Helvering 1941
- Chaney v. Stover 1941
- Hubbard v. Associated Press 1941
- United States v. Motsinger 1941
- Sample Furniture Shops, Inc. v. Commissioner 1941
- United States v. Halliday 1941
- United Pocahontas Coal Co. v. United States 1941
- Stonega Coke & Coal Co. v. Price 1940
- Penn v. Robertson 1940
- Reynolds v. Commissioner 1940
- Myers v. American Well Works 1940
- Berry v. Atlantic Greyhound Lines, Inc. 1940
- Gorham v. Mutual Ben. Health & Accident Ass'n 1940
- Stump v. New York Life Ins. 1940
- Parker v. United States 1940
- Sutton v. Johnson Cotton Co. 1940
- Old Point Fish Co. v. Haywood 1940
- Byrer v. Bushong 1940
- United States v. Appalachian Electric Power Co. 1939
- Smith v. United States 1939
- Stonega Coke & Coal Co. v. Price 1939
- Guilford Const. Co. v. Biggs 1939
- Wallace's Estate v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1939
- Glenmore Distilleries Co. v. National Distillers Products Corp. 1939
- Cecil v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1939
- American Nat. Ins. Co. of Galveston v. Belch 1938
- National Labor Relations Board v. Eagle Mfg. Co. 1938
- National Bondholders Corporation v. McClintic 1938
- Reass v. United States 1938
- Myers v. Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corporation 1938
- Bowles v. Mutual Ben. Health & Accident Ass'n 1938
- Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Henderson v. Munn 1938
- Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Plymouth Box & Panel Co. 1938
- Transylvania R. Co. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1938
- Wachovia Bank & Trust Co. v. United States 1938
- National Labor Relations Board v. J. Freezer & Son, Inc. 1938
- New York Life Ins. Co. v. Murdaugh 1938
- Appalachian Electric Power Co. v. National Labor Relations Board 1938
- Read v. Elliott 1938
- Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Goodwin 1937
- Equitable Life Assur. Soc. v. Deem 1937
- Craige v. Austin Powder Co. 1937
- Jamieson v. Watters 1937
- The Maria 1937