Robert C. Usher Kristi K. Usher v. M/v Ocean Wave, Her Engines, Tackle, Furnishings, Etc., in Rem’s Empirical Analysis
27 F.3d 370 · 1994
Citation profile
6 federal appellate · 2 district · 4 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 21 later decisions — most recently April 2016
6 federal appellate · 2 district · 4 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc. · Miles v. Apex Marine Corp. · Sea-Land Services, Inc. v. Gaudet · American Export Lines, Inc. v. Alvez · Friel v. Cessna Aircraft Co.
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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“We recognize that a maritime lien is an extraordinary remedy which should be allowed sparingly because it 'is not a matter of public record' and attaches to the vessel without notice. However, this is a characteristic of all maritime liens. Secrecy alone does not justify allowing the remedy for some types of maritime personal injury claims but not for others that are indistinguishable by reason or authority.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“The language and legislative history of Section 763a indicate Congress intended the three-year limitations period established by that section to apply to all maritime personal injury claims .... [and] all maritime torts.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“Unless otherwise specified by law, a suit for recovery of damages for personal injury or death, or both, arising out of a maritime tort, shall not be maintained unless commenced within three years from the date the cause of action accrued.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Voge v. Schnaidt
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.