Lewis v. United States’s Empirical Analysis
301 F.2d 787 · 1962
Citation profile
13 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 15 U.S.C. § 69 (Fur Products Labeling Act) · 18 U.S.C. § 2311 (Anti Car Theft Act of 1992) · 18 U.S.C. § 2314 · 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Federal Trade Commission v. Mandel Bros. · United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Mobile Gas Service Corp. · Dows v. National Exchange Bank · Marteney v. United States · United States v. Manuszak
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.
““Whoever, with unlawful or fraudulent intent, transports in interstate or foreign commerce, any tool, implement, or thing used or fitted to be used in falsely making, forging, altering, or counterfeiting any security, or tax stamps, or any part thereof— “Shall be fined not more than $10,-000 or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority““While these cases may be susceptible of some nice factual distinctions, it seems fair to say that the reasoning equally divides them on the question of whether, in each instance, the product of the credit cards were ‘evidence of indebtedness’ and hence ‘securities.’ ””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority““When sustained by the facts, § 2314 may well be used in credit card cases but there must be some allegation to bring the instrument made by the credit card within the definition of security.” Breitenstein, J., dissenting 301 F.2d at 791 . .”
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.