William Kneeland Townsend
1849–1907 · New Haven, CT
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut | Judge | Benjamin Harrison (Republican) | Mar 28, 1892 | Appointment to Another Judicial Position, Feb 27, 1902 |
| U.S. Circuit Courts for the Second Circuit | Judge | Theodore Roosevelt (Republican) | Jan 21, 1902 | Death, Jun 2, 1907 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Judge | Theodore Roosevelt (Republican) | Jan 21, 1902 | Death, Jun 2, 1907 |
Education
- Yale College, A.B., 1871
- Yale Law School, LL.B., 1874
- Yale Law School, D.C.L., 1880
Professional Career
Private practice, New Haven, Connecticut, 1875-; Attorney, New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, -1881; Alderman, New Haven, Connecticut, 1880-1882; Professor, Yale Law School, 1881-1907; Corporation counsel, New Haven, Connecticut, 1889-1891
Opinions on This Site
Showing 100 of 414 opinions from 1893 to 1907
- Electric Storage Battery Co. v. Gould Storage Battery Co. 1907
- The Asher J. Hudson 1907
- Universal Brush Co. v. Sonn 1907
- Davis & Roesch Temperature Controlling Co. v. Roesch 1907
- Hogg v. Hoag 1907
- Tootle v. McClellan 1907
- Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co. v. Montgomery Electric Light & Power Co. 1907
- Erlanger v. United States 1907
- In re Waterloo Organ Co. 1907
- Two Hundred & Eighteen & One-Half Carats Loose Emeralds v. United States 1907
- McNaboe v. Columbian Mfg. Co. 1907
- Ennis v. United States 1907
- Castner Electrolytic Alkali Co. v. Davies 1907
- The Stamford 1907
- Booth v. United States 1907
- The Umbria 1907
- The Anna M. Fahy 1907
- Bowers Hydraulic Dredging Co. v. Federal Contracting Co. 1907
- Westinghouse Electric Mfg. Co. v. Montgomery Electric Light & Power Co. 1907
- National Cash Register Co. v. Grobet 1907
- American Fine Art Co. v. Simon 1907
- Hanover Nat. Bank v. Suddath 1907
- Hanover Nat. Bank v. Suddath 1907
- The Violetta 1907
- Globe & Rutgers Fire Ins. v. David Moffat Co. 1907
- The Cuzco 1907
- The Mauch Chunk 1907
- Ralli v. New York & T. S. S. Co. 1907
- In re Beaver Knitting Mills 1907
- The Fri 1907
- Lyman v. Hilliard 1907
- Meighan v. American Grass Twine Co. 1907
- The Furnessia 1907
- Eriksson v. Goodwin 1907
- Fielding v. Crouse-Hinds Electric Co. 1907
- Yale & Towne Mfg. Co. v. Alder 1907
- The W. N. Bavier 1907
- In re Northern S. S. Co. 1907
- Bonsall v. Platt 1907
- The Golden Rod 1907
- The Ferguson 1907
- The St. Gothard 1907
- In re United Educational Co. 1907
- In re Weinreb 1907
- The Folmina 1907
- New York, N. H. & H. R. v. De Noyelles 1907
- Edward Benneche & Bro. v. United States 1907
- United States v. Hunter & Witcombe 1907
- Choy Chong Woh & Co. v. United States 1907
- A. Zanmati & Co. v. United States 1907
- U. H. Dudley & Co. v. United States 1907
- United States v. Colby & Co. 1907
- Tweedie Trading Co. v. George D. Emery Co. 1907
- The Islander 1907
- Gunn v. Bridgeport Brass Co. 1907
- Edison General Electric Co. v. Grouse-Hinds Electric Co. 1907
- Pennsylvania R. v. Garcia 1907
- Bartlett v. Farrell 1907
- Bates Machine Co. v. Force 1907
- Fawcett v. United States 1907
- American Can Co. v. Williams 1907
- Bachman v. Clyde S. S. Co. 1907
- Hormann, Schutte & Co. v. United States 1907
- Mendelson v. United States 1907
- Sanford v. White 1907
- Taylor v. United States 1907
- American Graphophone Co. v. Universal Talking Mach. Mfg. Co. 1907
- Victor Talking Mach. Co. v. American Graphophone Co. 1907
- In re A. B. Baxter & Co. 1907
- United States v. Johnson 1907
- United States v. Trefousse 1907
- Dodge Coal Storage Co. v. New York Cent. & H. R. R. 1907
- International Register Co. v. Recording Fare Register Co. 1907
- Lehigh Valley R. v. Comar 1907
- The Tommy 1907
- In re A. B. Baxter & Co. 1907
- United States v. Park 1907
- Hillhouse v. United States 1907
- Goldsmith v. Koopman 1907
- United States v. Wittemann 1907
- James H. Dunham & Co. v. United States 1906
- Austin Baldwin & Co. v. United States 1906
- Frank v. United States 1906
- Old Dominion Copper Mining & Smelting Co. v. Lewisohn 1906
- Boston & M. R. Co. v. Gokey 1906
- Siegert v. Gandolfi 1906
- McBride v. Farrington 1906
- In re Garrison 1906
- Dady v. Bacon 1906
- In re Diamond 1906
- West Disinfecting Co. v. Frank 1906
- The Winnie 1906
- A. Wimpfheimer & Co. v. United States 1906
- Alfred H. Smith Co. v. United States 1906
- New England Motor Co. v. B. F. Sturtevant Co. 1906
- Bagley v. General Fire Extinguisher Co. 1906
- American Sales Book Co. v. Carter-Crume Co. 1906
- American Can Co. v. Williams 1906
- In re Spalding 1906
- J. A. Scriven Co. v. Girard Co. 1906