Sullivan v. United States’s Empirical Analysis
1951
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
November 1959
most recently cited
Most-quoted passages
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“* * * “After the engine of the tractor starts, the exhaust fumes from the exhaust pipe raise the lid and allow the fumes to escape. * * * It is put on the exhaust pipe in such a way that the lid tilts towards the operator, and the deflection makes the fumes come out in such a way that they do not come into the operator’s face. * * * When the motor stops, why the lid is counterbalanced so that it drops quite easily. * * * When the motor is not in operation, it forms a lid over the exhaust pipe.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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