Marks Bros. v. United States’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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “It is obvious that where the President acts under authority of the Trade Agreement Act, as where he acts under authority of section 336 of the Tariff Act of 1930, his action is merely an extension of the legislative process (United States v. George S. Bush & Co., Inc., 310 U. S. 371 ) and thus reflects the Congressional will in the premises. And that the legislative purpose applies whether the articles in question are called glass bricks or glass blocks. Under either designation they are now provided for eo nomine in said paragraph 230 (d), as modified by said trade agreement. Consequently, if the present shipment had been made after March 15, 1938, instead of prior to that date, there could have arisen no question as to the correct tariff classification thereof under said paragraph 230 (d) as so modified. Inasmuch as we believe the latter provision to be the only one applicable to said merchandise, and in view of the fact that it was not invoked by the protest or by amendment thereto, it follows that the collector’s decision classifying the articles under said paragraph 218 (f), although erroneous, must nevertheless stand. * * * .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Associated Mfg. Co. v. United States

2. “Brick, not specially provided for, not glazed, enameled, painted, vitrified, ornamented, or decorated in any manner -50⅜⅛ per 1000”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Rowley v. United States