Joyce v. Bulger’s Empirical Analysis

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

1. ““Section 4440 of the Revised Statutes [Comp. St. 1913, § 8202] provides that when any person applies for authority to be employed as chief, second or third mate of ocean or coastwise steam vessels, the inspectors shall require satisfactory evidence of the knowledge, experience, and skill of the applicant, and, if satisfied of Ms qualifications and good character, they shall grant him1 a license authorizing him to perform such duties for the term of five years upon the waters upon which he is found qualified to act, ‘tut such license shall he suspended or revolted, upon satisfactory proof of had conduct, intemperate habits, unslcillfulness, or want of lonowledge of the (duties of Ms station, or the willful violation of am/y of the provisions of this title.’ It is the duty of the local board of inspectors to investigate all acts of incompetency or misconduct ’ committed by any licensed officer, and after reasonable notice in writing given to the delinquent of the time and place of such investigation, witnesses may be examined under oath touching the performance of duties of such licensed officer, and if the board shall be satisfied that such officer is incompetent, or has been guilty of misbehavior, negligence, or unskillfulness, or has endangered life, they shall immediately suspend or revoke his license. Section 4450, Rev. Stat. [Comp. St. 1913, § 8212].””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Fredenberg v. Whitney