Nelson v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
1961
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
March 1978
most recently cited
4 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on McCrea v. United States · Forster v. Oro Navigation Co. · 128 F. Supp. 113 - Forster v. Oro Navigation Company · Prindes v. African Pilgrim · Bernuth, Lembecke Co. v. Sergeant
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“and back to a final port of discharge on the west coast of the United States, for a term of time not exceeding nine months.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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