The Europe’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

17 federal appellate · 9 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 37 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““And payment of the premium is not the only burden which necessity imposes. Bonding corporations are not like insurance companies. They sell their credit only; they do not assume obligations without being fully indemnified. In this case the expense of providing indemnity was as necessary as payment of the premium.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. v. Anghyra · Sunkist Growers, Inc. v. Winckler & Smith Citrus Products

2. ““We do not think the Congress intended by Act March .‘5, 1899, c. 425, § 15, 30 Stat. 1152 (U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 3543), to absolutely forbid anchoring in navigable waters, except only at such places as the location of the vessel would necessarily prevent the passage of other vessels, or obstruct them in passing to such an extent as to make the effort to do so a dangerous nmmmi- ver. If a vessel anchors at a point in a channel where, notwithstanding sueli anchorage, other vessels, navigated with the care the situation requires, can safely pass, then she has neither violated ihe statute, nor rendered herself liable under the general rules applicable to navigation, even though to a certain extent she has obstructed the channel.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Grand Manan

3. ““Tlie true meaning of tlie act, the court thinks, is that under it the duty is not negatively, but affirmatively and positively, imposed upon vessels coming to anchor in navigable channels, to see that they do not under any circumstances, accidents excepted, ‘prevent or obstruct the passage of other vessels or craft’; not, of course, that they shall not anchor in such channels at all, but that when they anchor therein, outside of an established anchorage ground, they shall so anchor, and in such method, as not to close, or unduly or unreasonably prevent and obstruct, tlie passage of other vessels or craft.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. United States v. Sandaa