Morss v. Knapp’s Empirical Analysis

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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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““In taking the account the master was not limited to the date of the decree. In such eases, it is proper to extend the account down to the time of the hear-' hig before him, unless the infringement ceased prior to that time. The rights of" the parties are settled by the decree, and nothing remains but to ascertain the damages and adjudge their payment. The practice saves a multiplicity of suits, time, and expense, and promotes the ends of justice. We see no well-founded objection to it.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Minerals Separation, Ltd. v. Miami Copper Co.