Cohn v. Seeberger’s Empirical Analysis

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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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Woollen cloths, woollen shawls, and all manufactures of wool of every description, made wholly or in part of wool, not specially enumerated or provided for in this act, valued at not exceeding eighty cents per pound, thirty-five cents per pound and thirty-five per centum ad valorem; valued at above eighty cents per pound, thirty-five cents per pound, and in addition thereto forty per centum ad valorem. “ Flannels, blankets, hats of wool, knit goods, and all goods made on knitting-frames, balmorals, .woollen and worsted yarns, and all manufactures of every description, composed wholly or in part of worsted, the hair of the alpaca, goat or other animals (except such as are composed in part of wool), not specially enumerated or provided for in this act, valued at not exceeding thirty cents per pound, ten cents per pound; valued at above thirty cents per pound,' and not exceeding forty cents per pound} twelve cents per pound; valued at above forty cents per pound, and not exceeding sixty cents per pound, eighteen cents per pound; valued at above sixty cents per pound, and not exceeding eighty cents per pound, twenty-four •cents per pound; and in addition thereto, upon all the above? named articles, thirty-five per centum ad valorem; valued at above eighty cents per pound, thirty-five cents per pound, and in addition thereto forty pér centum ad valorem.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Seeberger v. Cahn

2. “The plaintiffs imported an invoice of cloths popularly known as ‘ diagonals,’ which were classed by the collector as .woollens, and a duty of 35 cents per pound and 35 per cent ad valorem assessed upon them under paragraph 362, new tariff index. The plaintiffs claimed that the goods should have been classed as ‘manufactures of worsted not otherwise provided -for’ under' paragraph 363, new tariff index, and the duty assessed at 2f cents per pound and 35 per cent ad valorem. The- duties were paid under protest, appeal taken, and suit brought, all in apt time. The goods in question are used mainly for the manufacture of men’s wearing apparel, and are denominated or known to the trade as ‘worsteds,’ and are composed mainly of worsted, but the worsted fibre is mixed with at least 10 per cent of shoddy, this shoddy being made from wool, and some cotton. Worsted is made by combing the long-fibred wools, so that the fibres shall lie or be arranged alongside of each other ; while wool is 'worked by carding, so as to interlock the fibres with each other. Shoddy is a separate manufacture of wool, and is added to the worsteds in question for the purpose of giving weight and body to the fabric.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Seeberger v. Cahn

3. “Worsted is made by combing long fibred wools so that the fibres usually lie or are arranged alongside each other, while wool is treated by carding it so as to interlock the fibres with each other.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. United States v. Klumpp