Williams v. Molther’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 3 district ·

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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Sec. 4442. (License of pilot.) Whenever any person claiming to be a skillful pilot of steam vessels offers himself for a license, the inspectors shall make diligent inquiry as' to his. character and merits, and if satisfied, from xsersonal examination, of the applicant, with the proof that he possesses the requisite knowledge and skill, and is trustworthy and faithful, they shall grant him a license for the term of one year to pilot any such vessel within the limits prescribed .in the license; but such license shall be suspended or revoked upon satisfactory evidence of negligence, unskillfulness, inattention to the duties of his station, or intemperance, or the willful violation of any provision of this title.” U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 3037.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Williams v. Potter

2. ““While no citizen has the inherent right to a pilot’s license, every citizen has a right to be examined for it. The local inspectors are to determine the applicant's qualifications. They may hold in any case that he has not had sufficient deck experience. That, however, is quite different from refusing him an examination for this reason.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Williams v. Potter

3. ““Whenever any person claiming to be a skillful pilot of steam vessels offers himself for a license, the inspectors shall make diligent inquiry as to his character and merits,” etc.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Williams v. Potter