The Clinton’s Empirical Analysis
160 F. 421 · 1908
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
July 2018
most recently cited
1 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Relies on The Valencia · The St. Jago de Cuba · Thomas v. Osborn · The Iris · Pittman v. The Samuel Marshall
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.
“A maritime lien is a powerful instrument. It enables a creditor ... to attach and seize a vessel, even though ... she is loaded with freight and filled with passengers and about to proceed upon a voyage. It gives him power to inflict almost irreparable injury upon the debtor ....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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