New Orleans City R. Co. v. Crescent City R. Co.’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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““If the record be entered before that time, it has been made a question whether Hie jurisdiction will then attach. For some purposes it would seem that it might; as, for example, if it became necessary meanwhile to issue an injunction or appoint a receiver, which should be done, however, only upon notice, in order to protect ilie rights of the parties, or to preserve the property in litigation.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Kansas City & T. Ry. Co. v. Interstate Lumber Co. · Hamilton v. Fowler

2. ““What the court should do in this, as in all eases where the record is here before the return-day, is by all proper orders to preserve the property in dispute, and the rights of all the litigants.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Kansas City & T. Ry. Co. v. Interstate Lumber Co.