Hiram V. Willson
Judge Willson 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.
“The plea of Sylvester R. Hathaway to the jurisdiction of the court, and the demurrers interposed by the other defendants are overruled.”
“The motion to dismiss the attachment is overruled.”
“Let the claim for ship-keeper’s fees be referred to the clerk to compute the amount paid by the marshal for keeping the schooner.”
“The exceptions to the jurisdiction of the court are sustained, and the libel dismissed without prejudice.”
“The schooner was clearly in fault, and must be condemned to pay the full damages sustained by the steamer and costs of suit”
“The exceptions to the jurisdiction of the court over the subject matter of the suit, are overruled, and the fourth and seventh exceptions to the sufficiency of the libel, are sustained.”
“As the proof offered does not meet either of these requirements the defendant is discharged.”
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 Willson 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.