Jeter Connelly Pritchard
How Judge Pritchard rules, drawn from 25 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Pritchard no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Pritchard decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Requires a bankrupt seeking discharge to demonstrate honest conduct and clean hands.
“A bankrupt, in order to be entitled to a discharge, must come into court with clean hands, and show that his conduct has been that of an honest, upright man.”
Declines to impose assumed risk when an employee requested a safety device and relied on the foreman's assurance that it was unnecessary.
“the plaintiff did not assume the risk occasioned by the failure of the company to furnish a ‘deadman’ for his protection at the time he was injured.”
Procedural preferences
Treats adherence to procedural form as a safeguard against uncertainty and delay.
“The want of due form constitutes a just' objection to the proceedings in every court of justice”
Leaves discretionary new-trial decisions outside appellate review.
“the granting or refusing of such motion is in the discretion of the trial judge, and therefore not reviewable.”
Cautions
Requires a knowingly false statement, not merely an erroneous one, before denying a bankruptcy discharge on that ground.
“False means that which is not true, coupled with a lying intent.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“The judgment of the Circuit Court is reversed, and the case remanded to that court with instructions to set aside the verdict and award a new trial, and to proceed thereafter in conformity with the views herein expressed. Reversed.”
“It follows that the judgment of the court below must be affirmed. Affirmed.”
“The decision of the court below is affirmed. Affirmed.”
“For the reasons herein stated, the judgment of the Circuit Court is affirmed. Affirmed.”
“the judgment of the lower court is reversed, and the case is remanded with instructions to proceed in accordance with the views herein expressed. Reversed.”
“For the reasons stated, the judgment of the court below is affirmed.”
“For the reasons stated, tlie decree of the lower court is affirmed”
“Ifor the reasons stated, the decree of the lower court is affirmed.”
“Under such circumstances, as there was some evidence supporting the judgment below, we must affirm. Affirmed.”
“the judgment of the lower court is reversed, and the case is remanded, with instructions to the lower court to grant a new- trial”
A historical record
Judge Pritchard no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.