John Percy Nields

How Judge Nields rules, drawn from 21 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Judge Nields no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.

Court
United States District Court for the District of Delaware
Position
district
Status
Retired 1943
Served
1930–1943
Appointed by
Herbert Hoover (Republican)
Commissioned
1930-07-03
Education
Harvard University, A.B., 1889; Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1892
Signed orders read
21

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

Masonite Corp. v. Celotex Co.
Declaratory patent claim (patent owner) Denied

“The bill of complaint must be dismissed.”

Dr. Gross Laboratories, Inc. v. McCoy's Laboratories, Inc.
Motions to strike (plaintiff) Granted

“The motion to strike should be granted.”

In re Central West Public Service Co.
Petition for instructions (bankruptcy trustees) Denied

“Accordingly, the petition for instructions must be dismissed.”

Link-Belt Co. v. Dorr Co.
Preliminary injunction (Link-Belt Company) Denied

“The motion must be denied.”

In re United Telephone & Electric Co.
Motion to intervene (Allen committee) Granted

“it should be granted leave to intervene.”

Southern Phosphate Corp. v. Phosphate Recovery Corp.
Declaratory patent claim (plaintiff) Denied

“The bill of complaint must be dismissed.”

United States v. Sixty-Two Parcels of Land in New Castle County
Motion for interest (property owner) Denied

“Motion is denied.”

National Biscuit Co. v. Kellogg Co.
Motion to dismiss petition (plaintiff) Granted

“Plaintiff’s motion to dismiss must be granted.”

Stentor Electric Mfg. Co. v. Klaxon Co.
Demurrer (plaintiff) Granted

“The plea in abatement is without merit, and the demurrer thereto must be sustained.”

United States v. Commercial Solvents Corp.
Voluntary dismissal (United States) Granted

“The motion should be granted and the action dismissed without prejudice. It is so ordered.”

General Ry. Signal Co. v. Union Simplex Train Control Co.
Permanent injunction (plaintiff) Granted

“The plaintiff is entitled to a permanent injunction.”

United States v. Insuranshares Corp.
Tax collection claim (United States) Granted

“Accordingly, judgment will be entered for the United States in the sum of eight hundred thirty three dollars and forty cents ($833.40) with interest, as stipulated.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

No case-level electronic docket records are available for this historical tenure.

A historical record

Judge Nields 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.