Smith Hickenlooper
How Judge Hickenlooper rules, drawn from 6 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Hickenlooper no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Hickenlooper decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
The court strictly required a corporation claiming special tax treatment to prove every element of the statutory exception.
“The burden is upon the plaintiff to show that it clearly comes within the terms of such exception.”
A bankruptcy creditor could not displace federal administration merely because a state receiver had earlier been appointed.
“no- case has been cited to sustain the estoppel of the bankrupt himself.”
Procedural preferences
A venue dismissal was assessed separately for each patent defendant based on residence, local business, and alleged participation.
“The motion to dismiss the bill of complaint as to the individual defendants H. C. Records and G. W. Heintz must be granted.”
Limitations could be raised through a special plea in bar to contempt charges.
“the special plea in bar stating a good defense of tho running of the statute of limitations”
Cautions
The court would not expand statutory tax language through a forced administrative construction lacking settled approval.
“we are ndt constrained, by reason of such executive and administrative construction, to give to the language of the 'statute the forced construction”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the specifications must be dismissed and the discharge granted.”
“The motion must be overruled.”
“The motion to dismiss the bill of complaint as to the individual defendants H. C. Records and G. W. Heintz must be granted.”
“The motion to dismiss the bill as regards the individual defendants Paul M. Williams and Gerald Brown must be overruled.”
“The first ground of demurrer is overruled. The second ground of demurrer must be sustained.”
“The demurrer being overruled”
“the several charges which show upon their face that such statute has run must be dismissed”
The court resolved a submitted tax or patent merits action without a separable party-motion outcome.
The court resolved a submitted tax or patent merits action without a separable party-motion outcome.
The court resolved a submitted tax or patent merits action without a separable party-motion outcome.
The court resolved a submitted tax or patent merits action without a separable party-motion outcome.
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The reviewed decisions include bankruptcy, federal tax, patent, venue, and contempt matters. No electronic records are available to quantify the tenure.
A historical record
Judge Hickenlooper 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.