Ryder v. Schlichter’s Empirical Analysis

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6 federal appellate · 8 district · 1 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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"L do not herein claim, therefore, the vertical opening from top to bottom, nor the round construction of the tank or silo, nor the means for closing formed in sections and inserted so as to be removable from the top downward and arranged to be pressed against the wall or any part of the wall in an outward direction, as I am aware that these devices and elements are very old in the same or analogous structures. My invention relates particuarl.v to the special form of brace or stay piece for holding the edges of the opening at the proper distance from each other to prevent collapse, and, further, in the special means for holding the sections of the door firmly in place.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ryder v. Townsend · Ryder v. Lacey

2. ““4. In a silo or tank having a continuous opening from top to bottom, braces between the edges of the walls forming the opening, door sections for closing the opening and reinforcing strips for its door sections, substantially as described.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ryder v. Lacey · Ryder v. Beaver Silo & Box Mfg. Co.

3. ““The pressure of the contents of the silo may be relied upon to press outwardly the pieces, % (forming the door sections), to form an air-tight joint, if constant care be used to press the material (ensilage) down in filling the silo so as to create a sufficient pressure; but this constant care on the part of the workman cannot be relied upon, and I have therefore provided a metallic strip or plate, i, extending from top to bottom (of the opening or doorway) and arranged to overlap the edge of the stave at the margins of the opening on the inside (inside of the silo). The holts, g, pass through this plate and are held in any suitable manner. Preferably the bolts are beaded on tbe inside and are provided with nuts on the outside, so that they may be turned up to draw the flange (overlap of the metallic strip of plate, i), in closely after the pieces, h (door section), are inserted, or the bolts may be riveted or otherwise set in fixed position, the parts being adjusted so that the pieces, h (.door sections), may be crowded down one after the other firmly in place and so closely fitting as to hear tightly against the packing.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ryder v. Townsend