Simplot v. Chicago, M. & St. P. Ry. Co.’s Empirical Analysis
16 F. 350 · 1883
Citation profile
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on St.louis Smelting and Refining Company v. Kemp. · Shepley v. Cowan · Brant v. Virginia Coal and Iron Company et al. · Witherspoon v. Duncan · Charles Carroll v. Orrin Safford
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.
““Thai a quantity of land of proper width, on the river banks, at the towns of Fort Madison, Bellevue, Burlington, Dubuque, and Peru, and running with said river, the whole length of said towns, shall be reserved from sale (as shall also t!>« public squares), for public use, and remain forever for public use, as public highways, and for other public uses.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.