Little Rock & M. R. Co. v. St. Louis, I. M. & S. Ry. Co.’s Empirical Analysis

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6 federal appellate ·

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.

1. ““At common law, a carrier is not bound to carry, except on its own lines; and we think it quite clear that if he contracts to go beyond he may, in the absence of statutory regulations to the contrary, determine for himself what agencies he will employ. His contract is equivalent to an extension of his line for the purpose of the contract; and if he holds himself out as a carrier beyond the line, so that he may be required to carry in that way for all alike, he may nevertheless confine himself in carrying to the particular route he chooses to use. He puts himself in no worse position by extending his route with the help of others than he would occupy if the means of transportation employed were all his own. He certainly may select his own agencies and his own associates for doing his own work.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. St. Louis Drayage Co. v. Louisville & N. R. R.

2. ““The precise question in this case is, can the United States circuit court, in the exercise of its equity powers, require a railroad company engaged in interstate commerce traffic to enter into an agreement with another railroad company, engaged in like traffic, for a joint through routing and joint through rates; and, upon the refusal of the company to comply with such a requirement, may the court itself make such a contract for the parties?””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Little Rock & M. R. v. St. Louis, I. M. & S. Ry. Co.