The Indrapura’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 federal appellate · 8 district · 1 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 32 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Whether there was an increase of risk or not, the elevation of the ship out of its natural element after the merchandise was received for transportation was an act beyond question not contemplated by the shipper, and was assuredly a breach of the implied contract that the ship should remain upon the water and proceed with all practicable dispatch to destination; and the only thing that would or could justify a deviation from this course is an absolute maritime exigency.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. The Sarnia

2. ““There was a deviation, and while the respondent was purposely at fault the fire occurred. If it can be shown that the fire would have occurred notwithstanding the deviation, this would be a defense. But the burden is cast upon the respondent to maintain that defense; or, in other words, respondent must show that his fault was not a contributing cause to the loss by fire.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Haroco Co. v. the Tai Shan

3. “"It was originally employed, no doubt, for the purpose its lexicographical definition implies, namely, to express the wandering or straying of a vessel from the customary course of voyage; but it seems now to comprehend in general every conduct of a ship or other vehicle used in commerce tending to vary or increase the risk incident to a shipment.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. The Sarnia