Cau v. Texas & P. Ry. Co.’s Empirical Analysis

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2 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““A shipper is bound by a provision in a bill of lading exempting the carrier from liability for loss of the goods by fire, where he was chargeable with knowledge that the bill contained such clause, and made no objection thereto, and it is not shown that the loss resulted from the carrier’s negligence.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Arthur v. Texas & P. Ry. Co.

2. ““Shippers have been held bound by the Are clause in a bill of lading, even when they claim that they did not know that the clause was in the hill oí lading. Failure to read the bill of lading has been held under such circumstances not to avail the shipper.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Inman & Co. v. Seaboard Air Line Ry. Co.