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William Spencer Ladd

Served 1870-1876

All Supreme Court seats

Court service dates: End: July 22, 1876
Appointed by: Governor Onslow Stearns
Confirmed by: New Hampshire Executive Council
Source: State of New Hampshire Manual for the General Court, 1977, Supreme Court historical service list

Case opinions: 150

Case Opinions Written

March 22, 1876 - Emerson v. Shaw, 56 N.H. 418 (1876)
March 22, 1876 - Fifield v. Swett, 56 N.H. 432 (1876)
March 22, 1876 - Moore v. Moore, 56 N.H. 512 (1876)
March 22, 1876 - Presby v. Parker, 56 N.H. 409 (1876)
March 22, 1876 - Rand v. Rand, 56 N.H. 421 (1876)
March 22, 1876 - State v. Parker, 57 N.H. 123 (1876)
March 21, 1876 - Burnham v. Plant, 57 N.H. 41 (1876)
March 21, 1876 - Clarke v. Manchester, 56 N.H. 502 (1876)
March 21, 1876 - Cummings v. Center Harbor, 57 N.H. 17 (1876)
March 21, 1876 - Hatch v. Bullock, 57 N.H. 15 (1876)
March 21, 1876 - Kimball v. Russell, 56 N.H. 488 (1876)
March 21, 1876 - Nixon v. Brown, 57 N.H. 34 (1876)
March 21, 1876 - Perry v. Keene, 56 N.H. 514 (1876)
March 21, 1876 - Ritchie v. Glover, 56 N.H. 510 (1876)
March 21, 1876 - Stark v. Parker, 56 N.H. 481 (1876)
March 20, 1876 - Amoskeag Manufacturing Co. v. Head, 56 N.H. 386 (1876)
March 20, 1876 - Carpenter v. Bailey, 56 N.H. 283 (1876)
March 20, 1876 - Chesley v. Sherburne, 56 N.H. 303 (1876)
March 20, 1876 - Fremont v. Sandown, 56 N.H. 300 (1876)
March 20, 1876 - Hodgdon v. New Hampton, 56 N.H. 332 (1876)
March 20, 1876 - Paul v. Linscott, 56 N.H. 347 (1876)
March 20, 1876 - Tuck v. Hartford Fire Ins. Co., 56 N.H. 326 (1876)
December 21, 1875 - Town v. Faulkner, 56 N.H. 255 (1875)
December 7, 1875 - Farmington v. Copp; Same v. Johnson, 56 N.H. 218 (1875)
December 7, 1875 - Rice v. Boston Port and Seaman's Aid Society, 56 N.H. 191 (1875)
August 13, 1875 - Bryant v. Wells, 56 N.H. 152 (1875)
August 13, 1875 - Carleton v. Cate, 56 N.H. 130 (1875)
August 13, 1875 - Davis v. Dyer, 56 N.H. 143 (1875)
August 13, 1875 - Gerrish v. Glines, 56 N.H. 9 (1875)
August 13, 1875 - Gray v. White Mts. (N. H.) Railroad, 56 N.H. 182 (1875)
August 13, 1875 - Knox v. Epsom, 56 N.H. 14 (1875)
August 13, 1875 - Nihan v. Kkight, 56 N.H. 167 (1875)
August 13, 1875 - Ray v. Austin, 56 N.H. 36 (1875)
August 12, 1875 - Averill v. Mathes, 55 N.H. 617 (1875)
August 12, 1875 - Brooks v. New Durham, 55 N.H. 559 (1875)
August 12, 1875 - Brown v. Ellison, 55 N.H. 556 (1875)
August 12, 1875 - Bullock v. Wallingford, 55 N.H. 619 (1875)
August 12, 1875 - Citizens' National Bank v. Smith, 55 N.H. 593 (1875)
August 12, 1875 - Flanders v. George, 55 N.H. 486 (1875)
August 12, 1875 - Hovey v. Grant, 55 N.H. 497 (1875)
August 12, 1875 - Lang v. Stockwell, 55 N.H. 561 (1875)
August 12, 1875 - Moore v. Kidder, 55 N.H. 488 (1875)
August 12, 1875 - Morrill v. Boston & Maine Railroad, 55 N.H. 531 (1875)
August 12, 1875 - Vaughan v. Morrison, 55 N.H. 580 (1875)
August 12, 1875 - Wentworth v. Portsmouth & Dover Railroad, 55 N.H. 540 (1875)
March 13, 1875 - Clough v. Russell and Trustee, 55 N.H. 279 (1875)
March 13, 1875 - Copp v. Henniker; Flanders v. Warner, 55 N.H. 179 (1875)
March 13, 1875 - Emery v. Pembroke, 55 N.H. 229 (1875)
March 13, 1875 - Jones v. Chase, 55 N.H. 234 (1875)
March 13, 1875 - Kenniston v. Hannaford, 55 N.H. 268 (1875)
March 13, 1875 - Sargent v. Usher, 55 N.H. 287 (1875)
March 13, 1875 - State v. Kennison, 55 N.H. 242 (1875)
March 13, 1875 - Stevens v. Gage, 55 N.H. 175 (1875)
March 13, 1875 - Winsor v. Bailey, 55 N.H. 218 (1875)
March 12, 1875 - Bowles v. Clough, 55 N.H. 389 (1875)
March 12, 1875 - Currier v. Gilman, 55 N.H. 364 (1875)
March 12, 1875 - Gordon v. Gordon, 55 N.H. 399 (1875)
March 12, 1875 - Laird v. Conn. & Pass. Rivers Railroad, 55 N.H. 375 (1875)
March 12, 1875 - Quimby v. Stebbins, 55 N.H. 420 (1875)
March 12, 1875 - Rice v. Holden, 55 N.H. 398 (1875)
March 11, 1875 - Bates's Case, 55 N.H. 325 (1875)
March 11, 1875 - Brown v. Brown, 55 N.H. 106 (1875)
March 11, 1875 - Fletcher v. Thompson, 55 N.H. 308 (1875)
March 11, 1875 - Gilman v. Laconia, 55 N.H. 130 (1875)
March 11, 1875 - Hoag v. Hoag, 55 N.H. 172 (1875)
March 11, 1875 - Spaulding v. Bartlett, 55 N.H. 304 (1875)
March 11, 1875 - Whipple v. Giles, 55 N.H. 139 (1875)
December 18, 1874 - State v. Rollins, 55 N.H. 101 (1874)
December 17, 1874 - Folsom v. Folsom, 55 N.H. 78 (1874)
December 15, 1874 - Brooks v. Howard, 55 N.H. 69 (1874)
December 15, 1874 - Gee v. Cheshire County Mut. Fire Ins. Co., 55 N.H. 65 (1874)
December 9, 1874 - Baker v. Chase, 55 N.H. 61 (1874)
December 9, 1874 - Garland v. Towne, 55 N.H. 55 (1874)
December 9, 1874 - Watts v. Sawyer, 55 N.H. 38 (1874)
December 2, 1874 - Hurd v. Chesley, 55 N.H. 21 (1874)
August 1, 1874 - Ashuelot R. R. Co. v. Elliot, 57 N.H. 397 (1874)
June 1, 1874 - Benton v. Burbank, 54 N.H. 583 (1874)
June 1, 1874 - Bradford v. Bradford, 54 N.H. 463 (1874)
June 1, 1874 - Cole v. The Lake Company, 54 N.H. 242 (1874)
June 1, 1874 - Eastman v. Hibbard, 54 N.H. 504 (1874)
June 1, 1874 - Fosgate v. Thompson, 54 N.H. 455 (1874)
June 1, 1874 - Hall v. Brown, 54 N.H. 495 (1874)
June 1, 1874 - Holyoke v. Clark, 54 N.H. 578 (1874)
June 1, 1874 - Shannon v. Portsmouth, 54 N.H. 183 (1874)
June 1, 1874 - State v. Biddle, 54 N.H. 379 (1874)
June 1, 1874 - State v. Clark, 54 N.H. 456 (1874)
June 1, 1874 - State v. Shanahan, 54 N.H. 437 (1874)
June 1, 1874 - Timon v. Moran, 54 N.H. 441 (1874)
June 1, 1874 - Whipp v. Whipp, 54 N.H. 580 (1874)
June 1, 1874 - Woodman v. Spencer, 54 N.H. 507 (1874)
December 1, 1873 - Bedore v. Newton, 54 N.H. 117 (1873)
December 1, 1873 - Bodge v. Hughes, Jr., et al., 53 N.H. 614 (1873)
December 1, 1873 - Congregational Society and Church in Newington v. Newington, 53 N.H. 595 (1873)
December 1, 1873 - Davis v. Dyer et al., 54 N.H. 146 (1873)
December 1, 1873 - Gordon v. Gordon, 54 N.H. 152 (1873)
December 1, 1873 - Pinkham v. Mattox, 53 N.H. 600 (1873)
December 1, 1873 - Slotts v. Rockingham County, 53 N.H. 598 (1873)
December 1, 1873 - Woodman v. Woodman, 54 N.H. 226 (1873)
June 1, 1873 - Bell v. Pike et al., 53 N.H. 473 (1873)
June 1, 1873 - Crowell v. Woodbury, 52 N.H. 613 (1873)
June 1, 1873 - Greenville v. Mason et al., 53 N.H. 515 (1873)
June 1, 1873 - Rice v. Rindge, 53 N.H. 530 (1873)
June 1, 1873 - Sceva v. True, 53 N.H. 627 (1873)
December 1, 1872 - Blasdel, Adm'R, v. Locke et al., 52 N.H. 238 (1872)
December 1, 1872 - Monadnock Railroad v. Felt, 52 N.H. 379 (1872)
December 1, 1872 - Pearl v. Whitehouse, 52 N.H. 254 (1872)
December 1, 1872 - Plummer v. Currier et al., 52 N.H. 287 (1872)
December 1, 1872 - Sleeper v. Sandown, 52 N.H. 244 (1872)
December 1, 1872 - Wallace et al. v. Robinson et al., 52 N.H. 286 (1872)
December 1, 1872 - Wood et al., Admrs., v. Wood & Trustee, 52 N.H. 422 (1872)
July 1, 1872 - Blodgett et al. v. The Berlin Mills Co., 52 N.H. 215 (1872)
July 1, 1872 - Sterling v. Warden, 52 N.H. 197 (1872)
June 1, 1872 - Bascom v. Manning et al., 52 N.H. 132 (1872)
June 1, 1872 - Currier v. Baker, 51 N.H. 613 (1872)
June 1, 1872 - Farley et al. v. Lincoln, 51 N.H. 577 (1872)
June 1, 1872 - Freeman et al. v. Plainfield, 52 N.H. 146 (1872)
June 1, 1872 - Freeman v. Cornish, 52 N.H. 141 (1872)
June 1, 1872 - Johnson v. Gallivan, 52 N.H. 143 (1872)
June 1, 1872 - Lord v. Brooks et al., 52 N.H. 72 (1872)
June 1, 1872 - Melvin et al. v. Hoitt et al., 52 N.H. 61 (1872)
June 1, 1872 - Sanborn v. Buswell, 51 N.H. 573 (1872)
June 1, 1872 - Smith v. Smith, 51 N.H. 571 (1872)
June 1, 1872 - Smith v. Wiggin, 52 N.H. 112 (1872)
June 1, 1872 - Weeks v. Edmunds et al., 51 N.H. 619 (1872)
June 1, 1872 - Woodward et al. v. Sherman et al., 52 N.H. 131 (1872)
January 1, 1872 - Bowman v. Brown et al., 51 N.H. 549 (1872)
January 1, 1872 - Farr v. Chandler et al., 51 N.H. 545 (1872)
December 1, 1871 - Chase v. Jefts, 51 N.H. 494 (1871)
December 1, 1871 - Cheshire Railroad Co. v. Foster, 51 N.H. 490 (1871)
December 1, 1871 - Clarke v. Merrill, 51 N.H. 415 (1871)
December 1, 1871 - Farnum's Petition, 51 N.H. 376 (1871)
December 1, 1871 - Gammon v. Plaisted et al., 51 N.H. 444 (1871)
December 1, 1871 - Holt, Guardian, v. Rice, Executor, 51 N.H. 370 (1871)
December 1, 1871 - Lane et al. v. Morrill et al., 51 N.H. 422 (1871)
December 1, 1871 - Melendy et al. v. Ferson, 51 N.H. 419 (1871)
December 1, 1871 - Moulton, Appellee, v. Fellows, Appellant, 51 N.H. 421 (1871)
December 1, 1871 - State v. Rum, Whiskey, and Gin, 51 N.H. 373 (1871)
December 1, 1871 - Stearns et al. v. Deerfield and Epsom, 51 N.H. 372 (1871)
June 1, 1871 - Andrews et al. v. Todd, 50 N.H. 565 (1871)
June 1, 1871 - Judge of Probate v. Lane et al., 50 N.H. 556 (1871)
June 1, 1871 - Scripture v. Francestown Soapstone Co., 50 N.H. 571 (1871)
June 1, 1871 - Smith v. Wiggin, 51 N.H. 156 (1871)
January 1, 1871 - Houston v. Clark, 50 N.H. 479 (1871)
January 1, 1871 - State v. Straw et al., 50 N.H. 460 (1871)
December 1, 1870 - Haines et al. v. Tucker & Co., 50 N.H. 307 (1870)
December 1, 1870 - Sleeper & Co. v. Osgood, 50 N.H. 331 (1870)
December 1, 1870 - Smith v. Smith, 50 N.H. 212 (1870)
December 1, 1870 - State v. Jones, 50 N.H. 369 (1870)
December 1, 1870 - Wheeler, Adm'R, v. Robinson, 50 N.H. 303 (1870)
December 1, 1870 - Woodworth v. Wilson, 50 N.H. 220 (1870)