Hall v. Sheppard’s Empirical Analysis
50 F. 556 · 1892
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
November 1917
most recently cited
1 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Relies on The John A. Berkman · Higgins v. Lynn Gas-Light Co.
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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““The master, being ignorant of the channel, had the right to rely on the judgment of the respondent, who was present, and, receiving no warning of the danger from him, to assume that the water was sufficient for his vessel. The silence of the respondent under the circumstances was equivalent to an assurance that the depth of the water was sufficient, and amounted to an express invitation to enter.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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