The Amethyst’s Empirical Analysis
1840
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
July 2014
most recently cited
1 federal appellate ·
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The finder of property, left derelict at sea, does not acquire the dominion or the absolute property in what is found. He acquires the right of possession only, with a title to a reasonable reward for his services”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. No. 01-2227“bound to act for the interest of the owner as well as his own”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. No. 01-2227
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.