Strong v. Campbell’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 9 state decisions

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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Wherever an action is brought for a breach of duty imposed by statute, the party bringing it must show that he had an interest in the performance of the duty, and that the duty was imposed for his benefit. But where the duty was created or imposed for the benefit of another, and the advantage to be derived to the party prosecuting, 'by its performance, is merely incidental, and no part of the design of the statute, no such right is created as forms the subject of an action.””

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Colorado Pav. Co. v. Murphy · Talbot Paving Co. v. City of Detroit

2. ““ It is unquestionably the duty of every officer to perform every duty imposed'upon him by law in the manner and to the extent prescribed, and he may be punished for every violation to the injury of the public or that of individuals. But it does not follow that some one has a right of action against him for every neglect or violation of duty, to recover private damages.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Talbot Paving Co. v. City of Detroit