Dick v. United States’s Empirical Analysis
671 F.2d 724 · 1982
Citation profile
6 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 10 U.S.C. § 9802 · 14 U.S.C. § 646 · 14 U.S.C. § 821 · 14 U.S.C. § 826 · 14 U.S.C. § 827 · 14 U.S.C. § 830
Relies on United States v. United Continental Tuna Corp. · Albemarle Paper Co. v. Moody · Canadian Aviator, Ltd. v. United States · General Protective Committee v. Securities & Exchange Commission · Ex parte United States
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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[a]s a general rule, one who is subjected to a shipowner's liability because of his exercise of dominion over a vessel should be able to limit his liability to that of an owner.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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