George Read Sage

How Judge Sage rules, drawn from 23 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

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

Court
United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Position
district
Status
Deceased
Served
1883–1898
Appointed by
Chester A. Arthur (Republican)
Commissioned
1883-03-20
Education
Cincinnati Law School; Granville College (now Denison University), 1849; Read law, 1852
Signed orders read
23

Signed rulings

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

Mosher v. Joyce
· 1891-02-27
Exceptions to master report (defendants) Granted

“the exceptions must be sustained”

Patent damages claim (complainant) Granted in part

“a decree entered against the defendants for nominal damages only.”

Comstock v. Herron
· 1891-04-23
Exceptions to answer (complainant) Denied

“the exceptions will be overruled”

United States v. Rider
· 1892-05-14
Motion to set aside verdict (defendants) Granted

“The verdict against the defendants will be set aside”

Mercantile Trust Co. v. Zanesville
· 1892-10-17
Demurrer to cross bill (complainant) Granted

“The demurrer must be sustained.”

Bennitt v. The Guiding Star
· 1893-01-27
Admiralty claim (libelant) Denied

“The libel will be dismissed, at the costa of the libelant.”

Geo. A. Macbeth Co. v. Lippencott Glass Co.
· 1893-01-25
Preliminary injunction (complainants) Denied

“The motion for a preliminary injunction is overruled”

Motion for security bond (complainants) Granted

“an order will be made also requiring them to keep an account of their manufactures and sales”

Russell v. Newark Machine Co.
· 1893-03-13
Statutory penalty claim (plaintiff) Denied

“The judgment will he for the defendants.”

Manhattan Trust Co. v. Dayton Natural Gas Co.
· 1893-04-08
Exceptions to master report (complainant) Granted

“The exceptions will be sustained”

Motion for injunction (complainant) Granted

“the restraining order continued until the final hearing of the cause.”

United States v. Strauss
· 1893-04-14
Customs duty claim (plaintiff) Granted

“The judgment will he iix favor of the United States, with costs.”

Seawell v. Crawford
· 1893-05-11
Motion for new trial (defendants) Denied

“The motions for new trial will be overruled, with costs.”

Whittle v. Artis
· 1893-05-12
Motions to dismiss (defendants) Denied

“Upon these terms the motion to dismiss will be overruled.”

In re Pridgeon
· 1893-07-07
Habeas petition (applicant) Granted

“the application must be granted”

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 Sage 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.