Smith v. Dravo Corp.’s Empirical Analysis
208 F.2d 388 · 1953
Citation profile
6 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2106
Relies on Golden v. Cervenka · Smith v. Dravo Corp. · United States v. Rio Grande Dam & Irrigation Co. · Michelsen v. Penney · Ridings v. Johnson
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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“where a fiduciary or confidential relationship exists and is violated, interest upon the recovery may be allowed irrespective of statute.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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