Lear v. United States’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate ·

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

1. ““It has been suggested, however, that the ruling of the court below should now be regarded, not as of tlie time at which it was made, but with reference to the verdict that was subsequently rendered, and which, it is supposed, has had the effect of excluding some of the evidence from present consideration.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Freeman v. Evans

2. ““We are not at liberty to indulge in conjecture respecting the grounds of a verdict, or add to its terms by inference.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Freeman v. Evans