Oxford Paper Co. v. Nidarholm’s Empirical Analysis
282 U.S. 681 · 1931
Citation profile
35 federal appellate · 9 district · 1 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 100 later decisions (1 by the Supreme Court) — most recently March 2014 · most notably Nichimen Company, Inc. v. M. v. Farland, Her Engines, Boilers, Etc., and A/s Vigra, Defendants-Appellants-Appellees v. Seaboard Shipping Co., Ltd. (1972), Horn v. Cia de Navegacion Fruco (1969)
35 federal appellate · 9 district · 1 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.
Appellate journey
reviewedthe decision below (from First Circuit Court of Appeals)
Relationships
Relies on The Caledonia · Alexander Lawrence v. Charles Minturn · Charles Warner Co. v. Independent Pier Co. · Clyde Commercial Steamships, Ltd. v. United States Shipping 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 100 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“load, stow, and trim the cargo at their expense under the supervision of the captain”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“owner's duty to provide a seaworthy and cargo-worthy ship at the beginning of the voyage did not extend to ... cribbing. That warranty applies only to the ship and such equipment as is called for by the charter party.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“for damage to cargo exposed, by bad stowage, to sea perils peculiarly within the specialized knowledge and experience of the master.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.