Porter v. Wertz’s Empirical Analysis

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11 federal appellate · 3 district · 8 state decisions

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 48 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “`to enhance the reliability of commercial sales by merchants.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. West v. Roberts · 937 F. Supp. 2d 390 - Davis v. Carroll

2. “three distinct reasons: (1) even if Peter Wertz were an art merchant rather than a delicatessen employee, he is not the same merchant to whom Porter entrusted the Utrillo painting; (2) Wertz was not an art merchant; and (3) the sale was not in the ordinary course of Wertz’ business because he did not deal in goods of that kind.” (citation omitted)). This holding by the Court of Appeals reflected the fact that the First Department’s ruling in Porter rested on two grounds: the fact that the deli employee did not qualify as”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 937 F. Supp. 2d 390 - Davis v. Carroll

3. “[o]n this appeal we have received amicus briefs from the New York State Attorney-General urging that the court hold that good faith among art merchants requires inquiry as to the ownership of an object d’art, and from the Art Dealers Association of America, Inc., arguing that the ordinary custom in the art business is not to inquire as to title and that a duty of inquiry would cripple the art business which is centered in New York. In view of our disposition we do not reach the good faith question.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 937 F. Supp. 2d 390 - Davis v. Carroll