Arthur Carter Denison
Judge Denison no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Denison decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Respects the jury's role where substantial evidence supports competing factual conclusions.
“We cannot say that there was nothing, substantial for the jury, on these issues.”
Reads statutory and stipulated language according to its text absent a sufficient reason to depart from it.
“we find no sufficient justification for not interpreting the statute and the stipulation as they read.”
Procedural preferences
Adheres to a prior appellate ruling unless a very clear case justifies revisiting it.
“that power may not rightly he exercised except in a very clear case”
Avoids deciding beyond what is necessary on a preliminary-injunction record.
“Further than that we do not think it best to go upon this preliminary record.”
Cautions
Will not allow a party to relitigate a contract issue already established by a prior judgment.
“The company could not' litigate that question over again, in the present case”
Construes a patent claim consistently with the feature the applicant relied on to obtain the patent.
“Miehelin practically asks us to eliminate “spring” from “spring clamps,” yet it was by reliance upon this character in these clamps that he obtained his patent.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“The petition to revise is dismissed, and the order under review is affirmed.”
“The order of the District Court, which directed the trustee to pay over this amount, is affirmed.”
“The writ of mandamus, asked upon the theory of a statutory disqualifying affidavit or application under sections 20 and 21 of the Judicial Code (Comp. St. §§ 987, 988), must be dismissed.”
“Finding no prejudicial error, the judgment is affirmed.”
“The decree must be reversed, and the ease remanded, with instructions to dismiss the bill.”
“the judgment must be reversed, and the ease remanded for a new trial.”
A historical record
Judge Denison 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.