Carter v. Bolster’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

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

1. ““The word ‘property,’ as well as ‘owner,/ may be used to convey a meaning sometimes broad and sometimes quite restricted. In its general and commonly accepted sense, ownership and property wohld necessarily imply the power of sale—jus disponendi. * * * Doubtless it may and is frequently used in a more restricted sense.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Scandinavia Belting Co. v. Asbestos & Rubber Works of America, Inc.