United States v. Emperor’s Empirical Analysis
49 F. 751 · 1892
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
June 1919
most recently cited
3 federal appellate · 2 district ·
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““The dumping before reaching the proper place was by no act, omission, or privity of the tug; hut by the willful and criminal, act of the men on the scows, wholly independent'of the tug, and against the express orders of the captain. It seems to me very clear that neither the captain nor any person on board of the tug, was the ‘person offending.’ ””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority““ * * * Any boat or vessel used or employed in violating any provision of this act, shall be liable to the pecuniary penalties imposed thereby, and may be proceeded against, summarily by way of libel in any district court of the United States, having jurisdiction thereof.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. The J. Rich Steers
How this case has been treated — in progress
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