Taylor v. Standard Gas & Electric Co.’s Empirical Analysis

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280 federal appellate · 55 district · 58 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 768 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “the broader equitable principle that the doctrine of corporate entity, recognized generally and for most purposes, will not be regarded when to do so would work fraud or injustice.”

   9 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Alman v. Danin · Crystallex Int'l Corp. v. Bolivarian Republic De Venezuela (In re De Venezuela)

2. “It is impossible to recast Deep Rock’s history and experience so as even to approximate what would be its financial condition at this day had it been adequately capitalized and independently managed and had its fiscal affairs been conducted with an eye single to its own interest.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re Commonwealth Light & Power Co. · Hovis v. Powers Construction Co. (In Re Hoffman Associates, Inc.)

3. ““Deep Rock finds itself bankrupt not only because of the enormous sums it owes Standard but because of the abuses in management due to the paramount interest of. interlocking officers. * * * ””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 80 F. Supp. 514 - In Re American & Foreign Power Co. · Saulet v. Small (In Re Antoine's Industries, Inc.)