Fox v. Capital Co.’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

209 federal appellate · 9 district · 40 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 370 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[A] party to a suit may not appeal an order finding or imprisoning him for the commission of a civil contempt during the pendency of the action, except in connection with some appealable order, as an interlocutory injunction, or a final judgment or decree in the civil action, or in connection with an appeal from a judgment imposing both criminal and civil sanctions”

   7 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Vincent v. Local 294, Ibt · United States v. Solomon Fried, Albert Fried, Thied-Party Witness-Appellant

2. “”...In levying the fine, the court was not acting sua sponte, or at the instance of the government through a prosecuting officer. Gompers v. Bucks Stove & Range Co., supra; Lamb v. Cramer, supra; Union Tool Co. v. Wilson, 259 U. S. 107, 112 ; Michaelson v. United States, 266 U. S. 42, 64 ; Leman v. Krentler-Arnold Hinge Last Co., 284 U. S. 448, 452 . It lent a helping hand to a suppliant for aid.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. People v. Porto Rico Railway, Light & Power Co.

3. “[d]espite the contempt or the penalties therefor, the [underlying] proceeding may continue until its aim has been achieved.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Entegris, Inc. v. Pall Corp.