The Vlbert Dumois’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

137 federal appellate · 44 district · 8 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 296 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““This court has repeatedly held the fault, and even the gross fault, of one vessel does not absolve the other from the use of such precautions as good judgment and accomplished seamanship require.””

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Hall v. Chisholm · United States v. Erie R.

2. ““The object of article 3237 was not to extend the, cases in which damages might be recovered to such as resulted in death, but merely to provide that, in cases of damages to person or property, where such damage was occasioned by negligence in the management of any water craft, the party injured should have a privilege or lien upon such craft. We deem it entirely clear that the article was not intended to apply to cases brought by the representatives of a deceased person for damages resulting in death.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. The Alaska · Bakker v. The "Susie M. Plummer"

3. “Art. 27. In obeying and construing these rules due regard shall be had to all dangers of navigation and collision, and to any special circumstances which may render a departure from the above rules necessary in order to avoid immediate danger.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 342 F. Supp. 216 - Moran Scow Corporation v. SS BOSTON · Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. v. Union Carbide & Carbon Corp.