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John Hessin Clarke

United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio district Deceased · served 1914–1945 Appointed by Woodrow Wilson (Democratic) 11 signed orders read

Judge Clarke 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.

Cerri v. Akron-People's Telephone Co.
· 1914-11-30
Jurisdictional dismissal (defendants) Granted

“the case must be dismissed, at the costs of the plaintiff.”

Philadelphia Rubber Works Co. v. Portage Rubber Co.
· 1915-04-08
Patent infringement claim (patent owner) Denied

“A decree will be entered in conformity to this opinion, finding the patent in suit void for want of novelty and invention.”

Macbeth Evans Glass Co. v. General Electric Co.
· 1916-01-27
Patent infringement claim (patent owner) Denied

“The bill will be dismissed, at the plaintiff’s cost.”

Kellogg Switchboard & Supply Co. v. Dean Electric Co.
· 1915-09-21
Patent infringement claim (patent owner) Denied

“the bill of the complainant will be dismissed, and that the defendant will recover its costs.”

Kellogg Switchboard & Supply Co. v. Dean Electric Co.
· 1915-10-06
Patent infringement claim (patent owner) Denied

“the bill will be dismissed, at the costs of the plaintiff.”

Kellogg Switchboard & Supply Co. v. Dean Electric Co.
· 1915-11-02
Patent infringement claim (patent owner) Denied

“the bill will be dismissed, and the defendant will recover its costs.”

Ivanoff v. Mechanical Rubber Co.
· 1916-02-11
Motions to remand (plaintiff) Granted

“Therefore the motion to remand will be sustained.”

Panther Rubber Mfg. Co. v. I. T. S. Rubber Co.
· 1916-07-08
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“the bill will be dismissed, at the costs of.the plaintiff.”

Preliminary injunction (patent owner) Denied

“This conclusion, of course, involves the overruling of the motion of the plaintiff for preliminary injunction.”

United States v. Pennsylvania Co.
· 1915-07-02
Federal safety appliance penalty claims (United States) Granted

“the finding must be in favor of the United States in each of the 34 causes of action pleaded in tire, petition.”

Cary v. International Agr. Corp.
· 1916-01-15
Petition for review (creditor) Granted

“the prayer of the petition for review will be granted, and the order of the referee of the 23d day of June, 1915, will be reversed and set aside.”

Warren Bros. v. Pace
· 1916-06-26
Patent infringement claim (patent owner) Denied

“the bill must be dismissed and the defendants recover their costs.”

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

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