Samuel Hardman West

How Judge West rules, drawn from 20 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Judge West 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
1928–1938
Appointed by
Calvin Coolidge (Republican)
Commissioned
1928-12-17
Education
Read law, 1893
Signed orders read
20

Signed rulings

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

Jefferson Electric Co. v. France Manufacturing Co.
· 1938-06-04
Motion to vacate order to show cause (defendant) Granted

“the motion will be sustained and the order to show cause vacated”

In re Van Rooy
· 1937-12-02
Petition for review (mortgagee) Denied

“The petition for review is dismissed and the referee’s order affirmed.”

Aluminum Colors Inc. v. Empire Plating Co.
· 1933-12-28
Motion to quash order to show cause (respondents) Denied

“The motion of respondents to quash the order was not insisted upon and is denied.”

Application for contempt (patent owner) Denied

“the order to show cause must be discharged, at the plaintiff’s costs.”

Jenkins Steamship Co. v. Routzahn
· 1930-08-13
Demurrer (taxpayer) Denied

“Demurrer overruled.”

Motion for rehearing (taxpayer) Denied

“Application for rehearing denied.”

Voltz v. Peppas
· 1933-06-22
Bankruptcy preference claim (bankruptcy trustee) Granted

“Decree will he entered in favor of the plaintiff for $1,360 with interest”

Counterclaim for equitable lien (executor) Denied

“dismissing the defendant’s counterclaim”

United States v. Di Santo
· 1935-10-19
Demurrer to indictment (defendant) Denied

“Demurrer is overruled.”

John R. Thompson Co. v. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co.
· 1937-07-03
Declaratory judgment claim (tenant) Denied

“plaintiff’s petition will be dismissed at its costs.”

Ohio Electric Power Co. v. Village of Oberlin
· 1933-12-22
Motion for temporary injunction (electric utility) Granted in part

“In respect of all other matters and relief prayed, finding and decree is in favor of the defendants.”

Neiswonger v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
· 1929-02-22
Demurrers (defendants) Denied

“Defendants’ demurrers will be overruled”

Alliance Machine Co. v. United States
· 1931-03-10
Tax refund claim (taxpayer) Denied

“Judgment for defendant.”

Fahrenwald v. Cope
· 1930-01-09
Motions to dismiss (defendants) Granted

“The motion to dismiss the bill is sustained”

City of East Cleveland v. Fidelity & Deposit Co.
· 1933-11-06
Depository bond claim (city) Denied

“The defendant is not at this time liable, for which reason it is entitled to judgment in its favor.”

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 West 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.