John Kintzing Kane

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania district Deceased · served 1846–1858 Appointed by James K. Polk (Democratic) 23 signed orders read

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

Signed rulings

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

Fowle v. Spear
· 1847-11-07
Motion for interlocutory injunction (complainant) Denied

“Motion dismissed.”

Heath v. Wright
· 1855-10-15
Motion for injunction (complainant) Denied

“Injunction refused.”

Murray v. Donnelly
· 1846-08-07
Admiralty personal injury claim (libellant) Denied

“I have considered this case, and have come to the determination to dismiss the libel.”

Heppard v. The General Cadwalader
· 1847-03-26
Maritime lien claim against vessel (libellant) Denied

“I therefore dismiss the libels against the vessels”

Personal repair claim against titleholder (libellant) Denied

“I therefore dismiss the libels against the vessels and against Theodore Birely.”

Batten v. Taggert
· 1851-09-11
Motion for new trial (defendant) Granted

“New trial granted.”

Stiles v. The John Stevens
· 1849-03-15
Maritime collision claim (libellant) Denied

“Libel dismissed.”

Smith v. Patton
· 1847-07-01
Motion for contempt attachment (complainants) Denied

“the application for an attachment against him must be refused.”

United States ex rel. Wheeler v. Williamson
· 1855-07-27
Motion for contempt commitment (district attorney) Granted

“He must, therefore, stand committed for a contempt of the legal process of the court”

Wilson v. The Envoy
· 1851-01-08
Maritime collision claim (libellants) Denied

“I therefore dismiss the libel with costs”

Smith v. Cummings
· 1852-05-11
Motion for interlocutory injunction (complainant) Denied

“Motion dismissed.”

Boaler v. Cummines
· 1853-07-15
Habeas or extradition petition (relator) Denied

“Relator remanded to the custody of the marshal.”

Morse v. O'Reilly
· 1847-09-15
Motion for special injunction (complainants) Denied

“For these reasons, the motion is refused.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

No surviving assigned-case index was located for Kane’s Eastern District tenure. The profile therefore makes no claim about his caseload, case duration, motion base rates, or ruling speed.

A historical record

Judge Kane 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.