Byrd v. Reederei’s Empirical Analysis
638 F.2d 1300 · 1981
Citation profile
17 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 33 U.S.C. § 901
Relies on The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. Shipman · Cole v. United States · Mobil Oil Corporation v. Higginbotham K · Acosta v. United States · Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Liepelt
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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Liepelt 's favorable dicta is only that.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“(a)n en banc decision of our court may be overruled only by subsequent en banc consideration or by the United States Supreme Court.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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