Ruchamkin’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 1 district ·

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

1. ““ * * * Both vessels exerted themselves to the utmost to avoid collision after their presence was mutually disclosed. From that moment no negligence can be laid to either.' Although ‘right hard rudder’ by the Ruehamkin might have saved her, it is doubtful; her master was acting in extremis and he must not be judged too nicely. * * *””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Panama Transport Co. v. United States