The Josefa Segunda’s Empirical Analysis

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7 federal appellate · 5 district · 1 state decisions

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

1. ““There must be an open, visible possession claimed, and authority exercised, under a seizure. The parties must understand that they are dispossessed, and that they are no longer at liberty to exercise any dominion on board of the ship. It is true that a superior physical force is not necessary to be employed, if there is a voluntary acquiescence in the seizure and dispossession. If the party, upon notice, agrees to submit, and actually submits, to the command and control of the seizing officer, that is sufficient; for in such cases, as in case of captures jure belli, a voluntary surrender of authority, and an agreement to obey the captor, supplies the place of actual force.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. The Hellig Olav

2. ““Under this clause, standing alone, it cannot be doubted that any person might lawfully seize such a vessel at his peril.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States v. Two Barrels of Desiccated Eggs