Marion Speed Boyd
How Judge Boyd rules, drawn from 11 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Boyd no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Boyd decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Boyd credited agency expertise on specialized statutory questions while independently checking whether the agency's interpretation remained reasonable.
“The contemporaneous constructions placed upon the provisions of the Interstate Commerce Act by the Commission which possesses special competence in this field, are entitled to great weight and respect and will not he overturned unless they are arbitrary or plainly erroneous.”
Procedural preferences
Boyd treated a contractually selected workers' compensation regime as controlling when applying full-faith-and-credit principles.
“Since the Workmen’s Compensation Act of Pennsylvania covers and governs the rights and obligations of the parties, it follows that this Act must be recognized by the State of Alabama under the ‘Full faith and credit’ clause of the Constitution”
Cautions
Boyd declined forfeiture where the claimant and purchaser had neither knowingly nor negligently contributed to the liquor-law violation.
“Under the facts of this case, neither the conditional vendor nor the purchaser in possession of the tractor in question knowingly or negligently contributed to the violations of the federal liquor laws complained of, and the vehicle in question is not subject to forfeiture as against either of them.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“for Summary Judgment is sustained and judgment awarding the relief sought will be entered accordingly.”
“Plaintiff’s motion to strike is accordingly denied.”
“the plaintiff is entitled to have her cross-motion for summary judgment sustained”
“The plaintiff is entitled to the relief sought in his complaint.”
“Upon the whole record, plaintiff is entitled to the relief for which prayer in the complaint is'made.”
“The libel should be dismissed and the tractor returned to the claimant herein.”
“It follows that petitioner, Defense Plant Corporation, was in no wise responsible for claimant’s damage, and is entitled to full exoneration from liability.”
“The United States of America is entitled to a decree of condemnation as prayed, with costs.”
“it is hereby ordered that the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law entered by the Court on the 5th day of August, 1942, be stricken and inserted in lieu *752thereof revised Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law”
“Plaintiffs are entitled to an injunction restraining defendants against further infringement of said Reissue patent No. 23,849”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The reviewed decisions predate representative electronic case-level dockets. This profile therefore makes no claim about complete caseload mix, case duration, administrative dispositions, or motion timing.
A historical record
Judge Boyd 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.