Stewart v. Wright’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

16 federal appellate · 3 district · 2 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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““We are also of the opinion that, viewing the conduct of Wright in its most reprehensible light,* nevertheless the interest and welfare of the public would be better subserved by causing the loss to fall upon those who aided and assisted in criminal practices followed as an occupation than by the punishment of tlie individual victim. It would be doubtful wisdom to extend encouragement to organizations of confidence men who prey upon the public by allowing" Them the use of The rule ‘In pari delicto’ as a shield of defense, when a part of the scheme they employ is to place those they seek and then defraud in the position they rely on.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Farrington v. Stucky

2. ““The principle of public policy is this, ‘Ex dolo malo non oritur actio.’ No court will lend its aid to a man who founds his cause of action upon an immoral or illegal act. If from the plaintiffs’ own stating, or otherwise, the cause of action appear to arise ex turpi causa, or the transgression of a positive law of this country, there the court says he has no right to be assisted. It is upon that ground the court goes not for the sake of the defendant, but because they will not lend their aid to such a plaintiff.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Bannon v. Hennessey