Daffin v. Pape’s Empirical Analysis
170 F.2d 622 · 1948
Citation profile
8 federal appellate · 1 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 33 U.S.C. § 901
Relies on South Chicago Coal & Dock Co. v. Bassett · Parker v. Motor Boat Sales, Inc. · Norton v. Warner Co. · Carumbo v. Cape Cod S. S. Co. · Maryland Casualty Co. v. Lawson
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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Daffin was on board the yacht to aid in her navigation; his labors contributed to the accomplishment of the main objectives toward which the vessel was engaged. That he had not signed articles and did not eat and sleep aboard the vessel when it was in port, was of no consequence. 16”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“consisted of taking general care of the barge”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.