United States v. Starks’s Empirical Analysis
239 F.2d 544 · 1956
Citation profile
11 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1340 · 28 U.S.C. § 1346 (Federal Tort Claims Act)
Relies on Erie Co v. Tompkins · D'Oench, Duhme & Co. v. Federal Deposit Insurance · Clearfield Trust Co. v. United States · Utah Power Light Company v. United States No 202 United States · Board of Com'rs of Jackson County Kan v. United States
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.
““5. That the United States shall not be responsible for damages to property or injuries to persons which may arise from or be incident to the use and occupation of the said premises, nor for damages to the property of the lessee, nor for damages to the property, or injuries to the person of the lessee’s officers, agents, servants or employees, or others who may be on said premises at their invitation or the invitation of any one of them, arising from or incident to the flooding of the said premises by the Government or flooding from any other cause, or arising from or incident to any other Governmental activities; and the lessee shall hold the United States harmless from any and all such claims, except as otherwise provided in Condition No. 18.””
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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