United States v. Caltex (Philippines), Inc.’s Empirical Analysis

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54 federal appellate · 9 district · 73 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 249 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The destruction or injury of private property in battle, or in the bombardment of cities and towns, and in many other ways in the [Civil] war, had to be borne by the sufferers alone, as one of its consequences. Whatever would embarrass or impede the advance of the enemy * * * were lawfully ordered by the commanding general. Indeed, it was his imperative duty to direct their destruction. The necessities of the war called for and justified this. The safety of the state in such cases overrides all considerations of private loss. Salus populi is then, in truth, suprema lex. [ 120 U.S. at page 234 , 7 S.Ct. at page 493 .] * * “The principle that, for injuries to or destruction of private property in necessary military operations during the civil war, the government is not responsible, is thus considered established. Compensation has been made in several such cases, it is true; but it has generally been * * * ‘a matter of bounty rather than of strict legal right.’ [ 120 U.S. at page 239 , 7 S.Ct. at page 495 .] “ * ■■ * the government cannot be charged for injuries to, or destruction of, private property caused by military operations of armies in the field, or measures taken for their safety and efficiency * * * .” [ 120 U.S. at page 239 , 7 S.Ct. at page 496 .]”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. National Board of the Young Men's Christian Associations v. United States · 95 Fed. Cl. 546 - Doe v. United States

2. “[T]he common law had long recognized that in times of imminent peril — such as when fire threatened a whole community — the sovereign could, with immunity, destroy the property of a few that the property of many and the lives of many more could be saved.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Marty v. State · Brewer v. State

3. “No rigid rules can be laid down to distinguish com-pensable losses from noncompensable losses. Each case must be judged on its own facts.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Loretto v. Teleprompter Manhattan CATV Corp. · Brewer v. State