George Caldwell Taylor
How Judge Taylor rules, drawn from 20 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Taylor no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Taylor decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Taylor treated the scope-of-employment question as turning on whether the government employee’s assigned duty had ended before the accident.
“Upon the completion of the broadcast, his duty was finished. Thereafter he was on his own.”
Procedural preferences
Taylor required a demonstrated need before ordering access to opposing counsel’s investigative files, while still allowing discovery of uniquely held scene evidence.
“due regard for the requirements of justice requires that plaintiff be permitted to examine, and copy or photograph any photographs, maps, and diagrams defendant may have of ihe accident scene.”
Cautions
Taylor required both intent and affirmative action before recognizing a change of life-insurance beneficiary.
“The burden is upon the one undertaking to show a change of beneficiary to prove by a fair preponderance of evidence that the insured took affirmative steps to effectuate an intention to make the change.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“he is entitled to compensation as for temporary total disability as provided by the compensation statute.”
“I think the law requires a dismissal of this action”
“the plaintiff’s case must fail.”
“The United States, the other defendant, is entitled to judgment on its counterclaim for interpleader.”
“there is not sufficient proof of either the intention or the affirmative acts to justify a finding of change of beneficiary.”
“The United States of America, the other defendant, is entitled to judgment on its counterclaim for interpleader.”
“the objection to further answering should be sustained.”
“Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment should, therefore, be granted.”
“requires that the motion be granted. The count may within ten days be amended to meet the objection.”
“The motion is well taken, since there is again a commingling of common law and statutory negligence.”
“the defendant’s demurrer, treated as a motion to dismiss, will be sustained.”
“The complaint in this case should not be dismissed upon motion of defendants upon any of the grounds stated in the motion”
“the restraining order should be, and the same will be, issued, as prayed, pending a full hearing on the merits.”
“The motion to strike count 4% of the amended declaration because it states a new cause of action barred by the statute of limitations will be denied.”
“it is therefore ordered that defendant’s motion to strike be, and the same is, denied.”
“the motion under Rule 50(b), Rules of Civil Procedure for District Courts, 28 U.S.C.A. following section 723c, will be denied.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
No case-level docket records are available for this pre-electronic tenure, so the profile makes no complete claim about caseload mix, duration, or motion timing.
A historical record
Judge Taylor 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.