Pence v. United States’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

183 federal appellate · 27 district · 11 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 319 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Pence’s representations in the application were not evidence of their own veracity. His later contrary statements were repeated, and usually under oath; they are in no way improbable, and are the statements of one who, being himself a doctor, spoke with knowledge of the subject and bearing of his statements. His admissions left no room for conjecture as to the falsity of the previous statements in the application, and of his knowledge of such falsity. From these facts the requisite intent to defraud is presumed, and therefore need not be proven in the absence of countervailing evidence. Materiality and reliance were conclusively established by evidence introduced at the trial, if indeed such proof were needed.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 150 F. Supp. 334 - Collins v. United States · Dehydrating Process Co. v. A. O. Smith Corp.

2. “(1) a false representation (2) in reference to a material fact (3) made with knowledge of its falsity (4) and with the intent to deceive (5) with action taken in reliance upon the representation.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation v. Walter L. Cook and Paul E. Pickle · Singh v. Gonzales