Roach v. Hapag-Lloyd, A.G.’s Empirical Analysis
1973
Citation profile
8 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Relies on M/s Bremen v. Zapata off-Shore Company · Durley v. Mayo · The Monrosa v. Carbon Black Export, Inc. · Wm. H. Muller & Co. v. Swedish American Line Ltd. · Indussa Corporation v. S.S. Ranborg, Her Engines, Boilers, Etc. (Erling Hansens Rederi A/s and Skibs A/s Linea, Claimants)
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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“any clause ... in a contract of carriage relieving the carrier or the ship from liability ... arising from negligence ... or lessening such liability otherwise than as provided in this chapter, shall be null and void and of no effect.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“could clearly show that enforcement would be unreasonable and unjust, or that the clause was invalid for such reasons as fraud or overreaching.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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