John Milton Killits

How Judge Killits rules, drawn from 42 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

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

Court
United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Position
district
Status
Deceased
Served
1910–1938
Appointed by
William Howard Taft (Republican)
Commissioned
1910-06-24
Education
Williams College, A.B., 1880; Columbian University School of Law (now George Washington University Law School), LL.B., 1885; Columbian University School of Law (now George Washington University Law School), LL.M., 1886; Williams College, A.M., 1887
Signed orders read
42

Signed rulings

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

Yoder v. Nauts
· 1928-10-03
Tax refund claim (taxpayer) Granted

“Plaintiff should have the judgment and decree for which he prays.”

Feilbach Co. v. Niles
· 1927-03-25
Demurrer (tax collector) Granted

“The demurrer, therefore, to the petition is sustained,”

George B. Ricaby Co. v. Nauts
· 1926-12-08
Tax refund claim (taxpayer) Granted

“We must find the issues in this case for the plaintiff.”

Ford v. Nauts
· 1928-01-09
Tax refund claim (taxpayer) Granted

“judgment on tMs record should run for the plaintiff.”

Fraser v. Nauts
· 1925-09-12
Tax refund claim (taxpayer) Granted

“the plaintiff should recover its protested payment with interest.”

Fielding v. Toledo & O. C. Ry. Co.
· 1928-02-27
Motions to remand (plaintiff) Denied

“the right to remove would lie with the defendant railroad company.”

In re Nunemaker
· 1913-06-30
Petition for review of exemption (objecting creditors) Granted

“Our judgment, therefore, is that the referee was wrong in permitting the bankrupt to retain the property in question.”

General Inv. Co. v. Lake Shore & M. S. Ry. Co.
· 1915-06-30
Motion to quash service (New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company) Granted

“Our conclusion is that the motion to quash service should be granted.”

Cady v. Barnes
· 1913-03-01
Demurrer (defendants) Denied

“The demurrer then must be overruled on the first ground.”

In re Stern
· 1913-02-08
Petition for review of exemption (creditors) Granted in part

“The petition for review will be granted so far as the order of the referee affects the creditors for merchandise sold; otherwise the order of the referee will be effective.”

West Ohio Gas Co. v. Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
· 1928-06-08
Motion for temporary injunction (gas company) Granted

“A temporary injunction, as prayed for, is ordered.”

Fugitt v. Lake Erie & W. R.
· 1923-03-12
Motions to remand (plaintiff) Denied

“The wise thing to do is to submit to an order overruling the motion to remand”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

No assigned historical case set was enumerable, so no case-mix or duration claim is made.

A historical record

Judge Killits 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.