Johnson Bros. v. United States’s Empirical Analysis

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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 reduced rate of duty provided in the trade agreement is limited to decorated or colored earthenware and stoneware plates, cups and saucers (for hotel and restaurant ,as well as for household use) valued at not less than specified amounts; the sizes of the plates further limit the application of the reduced rate. Except for the value bracket limitations, no restrictions on the types of decorated and colored earthenware plates, cups, and saucers entitled to the reduction in duty was written into the agreement, since it was intended to cover all types of plates, cups, and saucers coming within the descriptive language. A complete list of the different articles would not be practicable, but the more important articles include flat plates, coupe and deep soup plates, cake and compartment plates, tea, coffee, cream soup, bouillon and other cups and saucers, as well as saucers not used in conjunction with cups, such as fruit and oatmeal saucers.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ross Products, Inc. v. United States

2. “There were many exhibits illustrative of various well-known cups admitted in evidence, some with saucers and some without, such as tea cups, coffee cups, after-dinner coffee cups, jumbo coffee cups, bouillon cups, cream soup cups, handled custard cups, custard cups without handles, single egg cups, and double egg cups.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ross Products, Inc. v. United States