Sunbeam Corp. v. MacMillan’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 6 district · 3 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ ‘That it is the purpose of this Act (amending this section) to protect the rights of States under the United States Constitution to regulate their internal affairs and more particularly to enact statutes and laws, and to adopt policies, which authorize contracts and agreements prescribing minimum or stipulated prices for the resale of commodities and to extend the minimum or stipulated prices prescribed by such contracts and agreements to persons who are not parties thereto. It is the further purpose of this Act to permit such statutes, laws, and public policies to apply to commodities, contracts, agreements, and activities in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce.’ ” Section 1, 15 U.S.C.A. § 45 note.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 140 F. Supp. 165 - Bissell Carpet Sweeper Co. v. Masters Mail Order Co. of Washington, D. C., Inc. · General Electric Co. v. Masters Mail Order Co. of Washington, D. C., Inc.

2. ““Wilfully and knowingly advertising, offering for sale or selling any commodity at less than the price stipulated in any contract entered into pursuant to the provisions of Sections 102-110, whether the person so advertising, offering for sale’ or selling is or is not a party to such contract, is unfair competition and is actionable at the suit of any person damaged thereby.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 128 F. Supp. 457 - Revere Camera Co. v. Masters Mail Order Co. of Washington, D. C., Inc.