The Great Western’s Empirical Analysis

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21 federal appellate · 31 district · 1 state decisions

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

1. ““The next question to bo considered is whether the petitioners were bound to account for the insurance money received by them for the loss of the steamer, as a part of their interest in the same. The statute (section 4283), declares that the liability of the owner shall not exceed the amount or value of his interest in the vessel and her freight; and section 4285 declares that it shall be a sufficient compliance with the law, If he shall transfer his interest in such vessel and freight, for the benefit of the claimants, 1o a trustee. Is insurance an interest in the vessel or freight insured, within the meaning ot: tho law?””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re Canadian Pac. Ry. Co.

2. ““The issue being thus raised, the respondent was entitled to have the decree against him in that cause limited to the amount which should be shown by the proofs on the trial to be the value of said steamer and freight at the termination of the voyage. He did not need to make any surrender or attempt a surrender. A surrender of the vessel, or payment of her proceeds or value into court, would have been necessary in order to bring other creditors into concourse with the libelants; but for the mere defense of that cause it was not necessary.””

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