The Iroquois’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 2 district ·

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

1. ““Of course, if the vessel were so far at sea as to make it uncertain whether she could reach the nearest port in time to benefit the sufferer, or if the master had no reason to believe that the sickness or injury was serious, he would not be chargeable with negligence for proceeding on his course, giving to the seaman such care as his knowledge and the conveniences on board the vessel would permit. When there is no physician to consult, the master must necessarily determine, as best he may, whether the injury or sickness is such as to endanger life or limb; and he cannot be charged with negligence simply because he erred in judgment as to the necessity for putting into port, when the nature of the disease, or the extent of the injury was obscure, and its serious character would not have been apparent except to a physician or surgeon.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. The Shenandoah