Gulf Ry Co v. Moser’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 federal appellate · 36 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 45 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““In considering of your verdict on the question of damages, and under the special issues submitted to you in that connection, and thereunder in determining ‘such sum of money as if paid in cash at this time would be sufficient to fairly compensate the surviving wife and child,’ for their pecuniary loss, you are instructed that in determining the present value of such contributions as plaintiff would probably have received from the continued life of the deceased you will make your calculations on the basis of the amount of your award, bearing interest at the highest net rate of interest that the testimony shows can be had on money safely invested, and secured as shown by the testimony in this case.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Southern Pacific Co. v. Gastelum · Pennsylvania Railroad v. McKinley

2. “The interpretation approved by us has become an integral part of the statute. [Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S. C.A. § 51 et seq.] It should be accepted and followed”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 79 F. Supp. 365 - Affolder v. New York, C. & St. LR Co.

3. “when future payments or other pecuniary benefits are to be anticipated, the verdict should be made up on the basis of their present value only.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Pennsylvania Railroad v. McKinley