William Rufus Day
1849–1923 · Ravenna, OH
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit | Judge | William McKinley (Republican) | Feb 28, 1899 | Appointment to Another Judicial Position, Feb 23, 1903 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Judge | William McKinley (Republican) | Feb 28, 1899 | Appointment to Another Judicial Position, Feb 23, 1903 |
| Supreme Court of the United States | Associate Justice | Theodore Roosevelt (Republican) | Feb 23, 1903 | Retirement, Nov 13, 1922 |
Education
- University of Michigan
- University of Michigan, B.S., 1870
- Read law, 1871
Professional Career
Private practice, Canton, Ohio, 1872-1897, 1899; Judge, Ohio Court of Common Pleas, Ninth Judicial District, 1886-1887; Assistant secretary of state, 1897-1898; Secretary of State, 1898; Chairman, U.S. delegation to Paris Peace Conference with Spain, 1898-1899; Umpire, Mixed Claims Commission to Adjudicate War Claims against Germany, 1922-1923
Opinions on This Site
Showing 100 of 611 opinions from 1899 to 1925
- Shooters Island, Shipyard Co. v. Standard Shipbuilding Corp. 1925
- Pennsylvania System Board of Adjustment of Brotherhood of Railway & Steamship Clerks v. Pennsylvania R. Co. 1924
- Ex Parte Harley-Davidson Motor Co. 1922
- United States v. Southern Pacific Co. 1922
- Grogan v. Hiram Walker & Sons, Ltd. 1922
- Stafford v. Wallace 1922
- United Shoe MacHinery Corp. v. United States 1922
- Vigliotti v. Pennsylvania 1922
- United Zinc & Chemical Co. v. Britt 1922
- Lemke v. Farmers Grain Co. of Embden 1922
- Lemke v. Homer Farmers Elevator Co. 1922
- Schaff v. J. C. Famechon Co. 1922
- Federal Trade Commission v. Beech-Nut Packing Co. 1922
- North Pacific Steamship Co. v. Soley 1921
- Nicholas v. United States 1921
- Norris v. United States 1921
- Eberlein v. United States 1921
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. Weber 1921
- Nicholas v. United States 1921
- Norris v. United States 1921
- Eberlein v. United States 1921
- United States v. Yuginovich 1921
- Burdeau v. McDowell 1921
- Heitmuller v. Stokes 1921
- Krichman v. United States 1921
- United States v. Aetna Explosives Co. 1921
- Frey & Son, Inc. v. Cudahy Packing Co. 1921
- United States v. Smith 1921
- Baldwin Co. v. R. S. Howard Co. 1921
- American Steel Foundries v. Whitehead 1921
- Minnesota Ex Rel. Whipple v. Martinson 1921
- Galbraith v. Vallely 1921
- Supreme Tribe of Ben-Hur v. Cauble 1921
- Tedrow v. A. T. Lewis & Son Dry Goods Co. 1921
- Kennington v. Palmer 1921
- Kinnane v. Detroit Creamery Co. 1921
- C. A. Weed & Co. v. Lockwood 1921
- G. S. Willard Co. v. Palmer 1921
- Oglesby Grocery Co. v. United States 1921
- Weeds, Inc. v. United States 1921
- Vandalia Railroad v. Schnull 1921
- United States v. Highsmith 1921
- Berger v. United States 1921
- Southern Pacific Co. v. Berkshire 1921
- Sullivan v. Kidd 1921
- Berlin Mills Co. v. Procter & Gamble Co. 1920
- De Rees v. Costaguta 1920
- United States v. Nederlandsch-Amerikaansche Stoomvaart Maatschappij (Holland-America Lijn) 1920
- United States v. Nederlandsh-Amerikaansche Stoomvart Maatschappij 1920
- Horning v. District of Columbia 1920
- Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance v. Johnson 1920
- Seaboard Air Line Railway Co. v. United States 1920
- Arndstein v. McCarthy 1920
- Turner v. Wade 1920
- Fort Smith & Western Railroad v. Mills 1920
- City of New York v. Consolidated Gas Co. of NY 1920
- Hawke v. Smith (No. 1) 1920
- Green v. Frazier 1920
- Scott v. Frazier 1920
- Hawke v. Smith (No. 2) 1920
- Hawke v. Smith 1920
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Brown 1920
- United States v. Alaska Steamship Co. 1920
- National Brake & Electric Co. v. Christensen 1920
- Maguire v. Trefry 1920
- Cuyahoga River Power Co. v. Northern Ohio Traction & Light Co. 1920
- South Covington & Cincinnati Street Railway Co. v. Kentucky 1920
- Cincinnati, Covington & Erlanger Railway Co. v. Kentucky 1920
- Blumenstock Bros. Advertising Agency v. Curtis Publishing Co. 1920
- Strathearn Steamship Co. v. Dillon 1920
- Carbon Steel Co. v. Lewellyn 1920
- Worth Brothers Co. v. Lederer 1920
- Forged Steel Wheel Co. v. Lewellyn 1920
- Fort Smith Lumber Co. v. Arkansas Ex Rel. Arbuckle 1920
- Jett Bros. Distilling Co. v. City of Carrollton 1920
- Farncomb v. City and County of Denver 1920
- Goldsmith v. George G. Prendergast Construction Co. 1920
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. Ward 1920
- Pennsylvania Gas Co. v. Public Service Commission 1920
- Ex Parte Tiffany 1920
- New York Central Railroad v. Mohney 1920
- Stroud v. United States 1920
- United States v. Nederlandsch-Amerikaansche Stoomvart Maatschappij (Holland-American Line) 1920
- City of Winchester v. Winchester Water Works Co. 1920
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. United States 1920
- Hardin-Wyandot Lighting Co. v. Village of Upper Sandusky 1919
- Bone v. Commissioners of Marion Cty. 1919
- Stroud v. United States 1919
- Turner v. Wade, Sheriff of Brooks County, Ga 1919
- Maxwell v. Bugbee 1919
- Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. Fink 1919
- Stilson v. United States 1919
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. Minds 1919
- DeGanay v. Lederer 1919
- Erie Railroad v. Shuart 1919
- Dana v. Dana 1919
- Flanders v. Coleman 1919
- Brainerd, Shaler & Hall Quarry Co. v. Brice 1919
- Arkansas v. Mississippi 1919
- Ball Engineering Co. v. J. G. White & Co. 1919