Postal Ss Corporation v. The El Isleo Same’s Empirical Analysis

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48 federal appellate · 17 district · 5 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 116 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““If from any cause. the conditions covered by this situation are such as to prevent immediate compliance with each other’s signals, the misunderstanding or objection shall be at once made apparent by blowing the danger signal, and both steam vessel shall be stopped and backed, if necessary, until signals for passing with safety are made and understood.””

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Reading Co. v. The Blommersdyk · Sadowski v. The Tug Gremlin

2. ““The plain purpose of the Inspectors’ Rules is to minimize the danger of collision. The so-called privileged vessel has no absolute right to keep her course and speed regardless of the danger involved in that action. Her right to maintain her privilege ends when there is danger of collision and in the presence of that danger both vessels must be Stopped and backed if necessary,' until signals for passing with safety are made and understood’.””

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Acosta v. Masters · Commercial Barge Lines, Inc. v. American Barge Line Co.

3. ““80.1 Danger signal. — If, when steam vessels are approaching each other, either vessel fails to understand the course or intention of the other, from any cause, the vessel so in doubt shall immediately signify the same by giving several short and rapid blasts, not less than four, of the steam whistle, the danger signal.” “80.2 Cross signals. — Steam vessels are forbidden to use what has become technically known among pilots as ‘cross signals,’ that is, answering one whistle with two, and answering two whistles with one.” “80.7 Vessels approaching each other at right angles or obliquely.— When two steam vessels are approaching each other at right angles or obliquely so as to involve risk of collision, other than when one steam vessel is overtaking another, the steam vessel which has the other on her own port side shall hold her course and speed; and the steam vessel which has the other on her own starboard side shall keep out of the way of the other by directing her course to starboard so as to cross the stern of the other steam vessel, or, if necessary to do so, slacken her speed or stop or reverse. “If from any cause the conditions covered by this situation are such as to prevent immediate compliance with each other’s signals, the misunderstanding or objection shall be at once made apparent by blowing the danger signal, and both steam vessels shall be stopped and backed if necessary, until signals for passing with safety are made and understood.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Sadowski v. The Tug Gremlin