CINCINNATI SUPERIOR с A COLLECTION OF CASES DECIDED AT SPECIAL AND SUPERIOR COURT OF CINCINNATI BY LEWIS M. HOSEA JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT NOTE: The opinions printed in this volume, some of which have already in the duties of the court. CINCINNATI, OHIO: THE W. H. ANDERSON CO., LAW PUBLISHERS 1907 Roster of the Superior Court 1838-1907. JUDGES OF THE SUPERIOR AND COMMERCIAL COURT OF CINCINNATI UNDER THE ACT OF 1838. DAVID K. ESTE, 1838 to 1845. GEORGE HOADLY, 1851 to 1853. (Terminated February, 1853, by Constitution of 1851.) JUDGES OF THE SUPERIOR COURT UNDER ACT OF APRIL 7, 1854 (52 O. L. 34). (a) WILLIAM Y. GHOLSON,* 1854-1859; GEORGE HOADLY,* 1859-1864; ALPHONSO TAFT,* 1864-1872; J. BRYANT WALKER, (Apptd.) 1872; ALFRED YAPLE, 1872-1879; JOSEPH B. FORAKER,* 18791882; WILLIAM WORTHINGTON, (Apptd.) 1882-1883; HIRAM D. PECK, 1883-1889; EDWARD F. NOYES,* 1889-1890; JOHN R. SAYLER, (Apptd.) 1890-1891; RUFUS B. SMITH, 1891-1904, HARRY M. HOFFHEIMER, 1904 (present incumbent). (b) OLIVER M. SPENCER, 1854-1861; CHARLES D. COFFIN, 1861-1862; STANLEY MATTHEWS,* 1862-1863; CHARLES Fox, 1863-1868; MARCELLUS B. HAGANS 1868-1873; MYRON H. TILDEN, 1873-1878; JUDSON HARMON,* 1878-1887; WILLIAM H. TAFT,* 1887-1890; SAMUEL F. HUNT, 1890-1898; EDWARD DEMPSEY, 1898-1903; LEWIS M. HOSEA, 1903 (present incumbent). (c) BELLAMY STORER, 1854-1872; JOHN L. MINER, (Apptd.) 1872; TIMOTHY A. O'CONNOR, 1872-1877; MANNING F. FORCE, 18771887; FREDERICK W. MOORE, 1887-1897; WILLIAM H. JACKSON, 1897-1902; HOWARD FERRIS, 1902 (present incumbent). * WM. Y. GHOLSON, later Judge Supreme Court of Ohio; GEORGE HOADLY, later Governor of Ohio; ALPHONSO TAFT, later Attorney-General, U. S., and minister to Russia; JOSEPH B. FORAKER, later Governor of Ohio, and U. S. Senator; EDWARD F. NOYES, later Governor of Ohio, and minister to France; STANLEY MATTHEWS, later U. S. Senator and Justice U. S. Supreme Court; JUDSON HARMON, later Attorney-General U S.; WILLIAM H. TAFT, later U. S. Circuit Judge, Governor of the Philippines, and Secretary of War. |