William Louis Day
How Judge Day rules, drawn from 39 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Day no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Day
William Louis Day was a judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Appointed by President William H. Taft, Judge Day received a commission on May 9, 1911. Judge Day resigned on May 1, 1914.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“his motion is accordingly overruled.”
“it is accordingly ordered that the Antwerp Exchange Bank Company be allowed to prove its claim for the full amount and receive dividends until the 40 per cent, balance due on this note is paid.”
“the plea will be sustained and the cause remanded to the common pleas court of Cuyahoga county at the costs of the defendant.”
“It is accordingly ordered that the several contracts entered into by the American Shipbuilding Company for the construction of the boats be rescinded and canceled”
“the tugs Alva B. and Chris Grover were at fault in causing this collision.”
“the Lake Shore by her negligent navigation caused the Butler to damage herself by striking and accordingly the Lake Shore is as responsible for the damage as if she herself had inflicted it by direct contact.”
“The second ground of demurrer will, accordingly, be sustained”
“the fault of this collision must rest on the Smith.”
“the Brower alone was wholly at fault in causing this collision.”
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 Day no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.