The Victory & The Plymothian’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

281 federal appellate · 128 district · 10 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 598 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““As between these vessels, the fault of the Victor being obvious and inexcusable, the evidence to establish fault on the part of the Plymothian must be clear and convincing in order to make a case for apportionment” .”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. American S. S. Co. v. American Steel Barge Co. · United States v. Port of Portland

2. “* * * Each of these vessels was entitled to presume that the other would act lawfully; would keep to her own side; if temporarily crowded out of her course, would return to it as soon as possible; and that she would pursue the customary track of vessels in the channel, regulating her action so as to avoid danger. 168 U.S. at 426 , 18 S.Ct. at 156 .”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Lake Erie Transp. Co. v. Gilchrist Transp. Co. · Archer Daniels Midland Co. v. M/V Freeport

3. “§ 146c. Power-driven vessels crossing (Rule 19) When two power-driven vessels are crossing, so as to involve risk of collision, the vessel which has the other on her own starboard side shall keep out of the way of the other.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. The Pawnee · Barge Lake Farge Corp. v. S.S. Saxon