William Mershon Lanning
1849–1912 · Mercer County, NJ
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey | Judge | Theodore Roosevelt (Republican) | Dec 13, 1904 | Appointment to Another Judicial Position, May 24, 1909 |
| U.S. Circuit Courts for the Third Circuit | Judge | William H. Taft (Republican) | May 18, 1909 | Abolition of Court, Dec 31, 1911 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | Judge | William H. Taft (Republican) | May 18, 1909 | Death, Feb 16, 1912 |
Education
- Read law, 1880
Professional Career
Private practice, Trenton, New Jersey, 1880-; City solicitor, Trenton, New Jersey, 1884-1887; Judge, Trenton [New Jersey] City District Court, 1887-1891; U.S. representative from New Jersey, 1903-1904
Opinions on This Site
82 opinions from 1904 to 1912
- Kresge v. Taylor 1912
- Allen v. Francisco Sugar Co. 1912
- Plunger Elevator Co. v. Park 1912
- General Electric Co. v. Allis-Chalmers Co. 1912
- Allis-Chalmers Co. v. General Electric Co. 1912
- Rose v. Columbian Reinforced Concrete Co. 1912
- Phœnix Knitting Works v. Hygienic Fleeced Underwear Co. 1912
- Guarantee Title & Trust Co. v. First Nat. Bank of Huntingdon 1911
- Atlantic Mut. Ins. v. Peninsular & O. S. S. Co. 1911
- Arctic Ice Mach. Co. v. Armstrong County Trust Co. 1911
- American Fruit Machinery Co. v. Robinson Mach. Co. 1911
- United States v. Whipple Hardware Co. 1911
- Pennsylvania v. York Silk Mfg. Co. 1911
- Morris v. Beach 1911
- Louis Dejonge & Co. v. Breuker & Kessler Co. 1911
- Tabor Mfg. Co. v. E. H. Mumford Co. 1911
- In re Torchia 1911
- American Stoker Co. v. Underfeed Stoker Co. of America 1911
- In re Dr. Voorhees Awning Hood Co. 1911
- American Trust Co. v. Canevin 1911
- O'Conor v. Sunseri 1911
- IRVINE v. Delaware, L. & W. R. 1911
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Pennsylvania ex rel. Clarion County Poor Dist. 1911
- Chase v. Worth 1911
- Allis-Chalmers Co. v. Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co. 1911
- Shaw v. Royersford Foundry & Machine Co. 1911
- American Steel & Wire Co. v. Tynan 1911
- Hitchings v. Olsen 1911
- Moss v. City of Pittsburg 1910
- Fullmer v. Pennsylvania R. 1910
- Loeb v. Eastman Kodak Co. 1910
- Hillegass v. United States 1910
- Imperial Woolen Co. v. Miller 1910
- Columbia Wagon Co. v. Eagle Wagon Works 1910
- Williams Patent Crusher & Pulverizer Co. v. Pennsylvania Crusher Co. 1910
- Morrisdale Coal Co. v. Pennsylvania R. Co. 1910
- Liquid Carbonic Co. v. Quick 1910
- Cope v. Beaumont 1910
- Cook v. Smith 1910
- Lyons v. Westwater 1910
- The James McCaudley 1910
- Soisson v. First Nat. Bank of Pittsburgh 1910
- Elkin v. Denver Engineering Works Co. 1910
- Union Typewriter Co. v. L. C. Smith & Bros. 1910
- Excelsior Drum Works v. Sheip & Vandegrift, Inc. 1910
- Gulden v. Chance 1910
- Patterson v. Robinson Bros. & Co. 1910
- In re Vulcan Foundry & Machine Co. 1910
- Girard Trust Co. v. Russell 1910
- The Marshall O. Wells 1910
- Horton Trust Co. v. Standard Steel Car Co. 1910
- Harrison v. Philadelphia Contributionship for Insurance of Houses from Loss by Fire 1910
- United States v. O. G. Hempstead & Son 1910
- Pittsburgh Mfg. Co. v. Ludlow Valve Mfg. Co. 1910
- Lockwood v. United States 1909
- Millspaugh v. Erie R. Co. 1909
- Robinson v. National Tube Co. 1909
- Pittsburgh Hardware & Home Supply Co. v. Bown 1909
- Baltimore & O. R. Co. v. McCune 1909
- George A. Ohl & Co. v. Falstrom & Tornqvist Co. 1909
- United States v. E. J. Lavino & Co. 1909
- In re Davis 1909
- Fulco v. Schuylkill Stone Co. 1909
- Pennsylvania R. Co. v. Hummel 1909
- Chester Forging & Engineering Co. v. Tindel-Morris Co. 1908
- Ross v. Stroh 1908
- Chance v. Gulden 1908
- The Pacific 1907
- Continuous Glass Press Co. v. Schmertz Wire Glass Co. 1907
- Minard v. Delaware, L. & W. R. 1907
- Du Bois v. Seymour 1907
- St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. v. Penman 1907
- Pittsburgh Gas & Coke Co. v. Goff-Kirby Coal Co. 1907
- Neel v. Iron City Sand Co. 1907
- Downes v. Teter-Heany Development Co. 1907
- H. S. Kerbaugh, Inc. v. Caldwell 1907
- Pittsburgh Ry. Co. v. Cluff 1907
- American Tin Plate Co. v. Smith 1907
- Morris v. Dunbar 1907
- Conroy v. Penn Electrical & Mfg. Co. 1906
- Porter v. Buckley 1906
- Western Electric Co. v. Anthracite Telephone Co. 1904