The Kaiser Wilhelm II’s Empirical Analysis

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6 district · 3 state decisions

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.

1. ““This case is exceptional in its situation, and calls Cor the exercise of that range of discretion which the broad powers of a court of admiralty enable it to exercise. Such broad po-wers and range of: discretion are, in our judgment, fittingly exercised by an order which will make due provision for, first, giving the German citizen and belligerent an opportunity to litigate his rights, if relations with his country arc hereafter resumed; second, providing for adjudging, if the government hereafter so desires, its rights and liabilities, if any, in taking over libeled property of the German subject; third, adjudging hereafter what effect the taking of this ship by the government had on the claim of the British lienor, and the further obligation of the German vessel owners as between themselves. In following this course, and protecting the unprotected rights of an absent German citizen while this country is at war with the imperial government of its country, wo aro Impelled by three all-sufficient reasons: First, the innate sense of fairness, decency, and justice, which respects the rights of an enemy; second, the broad principles of international intercourse, which leads courts and nations that believe in international rights to be the more careful, to observe them toward belligerents; and, lastly, because the awarding to this German citizen, with whom our country is at war, the c-arefnl. preservation until times of peace of its rights is in lino with those high ideals of Ang”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. The Oropa · Kintner v. Hoch-Frequenz-Maschinen Aktien-Gesellschaft fur Drahtlose Telegraphie

2. ““If, as is no doubt the case, the counsel for the German claimant cannot at this time properly procure proofs and present his client’s case, the court [District Court] can, and no doubt will, delay action until this can he done.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Kintner v. Hoch-Frequenz-Maschinen Aktien-Gesellschaft fur Drahtlose Telegraphie