Schwab v. Morgan’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate ·

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

1. ““more especially to devices Intended for contracting and removing, or placing in position, the valve springs of explosion engines. Such valve springs, and especially those of automobile engines, are frequently or usually so located that access to them is obstructed by other parts or attachments of the en gine, so that it is extremely difficult to get proper access to the springs for contracting or releasing the pressure on the valve stem and removing the valve, or for removing the springs or placing them in position.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Morgan v. Schwab

2. ““a stock or body piece of cylindrical form and a carrying rod mounted to move endwise in the bore of the body piece. The carrying rod has at one end a spring engaging member, U-shaped or forked, so that its two .sides may be pushed into the spring on either side of the valve stem, being made sufficiently thin to readily enter between the coils of the spring; the prongs or forks being of sufficient width to enable the member to engage properly springs varying considerably in diameter.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Morgan v. Schwab

3. ““means mounted on the stock piece for moving the carrying member to cause relative approaching and separating movements between the engaging members.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Morgan v. Schwab