Smith v. McDonald’s Empirical Analysis
214 F.2d 920 · 1954
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
June 1966
most recently cited
3 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 26 U.S.C. § 3403
Relies on Universal Battery Co. v. United States · United States v. Brodson · Smith v. McDonald
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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Certainly it cannot be gainsaid that radios add to the “utility” of an automobile and particularly that taxi meters add to the “utility” of an automobile used as a taxicab. [ 214 F.2d, at 922 .]”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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