The Mohawk’s Empirical Analysis

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5 federal appellate · 2 district · 4 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 26 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “is to declare the nationality of a vessel engaged in trade with foreign nations, and to enable-her to assert that nationality wherever found.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. St. Clair v. United States · Douglas v. Seacoast Products, Inc.

2. “The purpose of a register is to declare the nationality of a vessel engaged in trade with foreign nations and to enable her to assert that nationality wherever found. The purpose of an enrollment is to evidence the national character of a vessel engaged in the coasting trade or home traffic, and to enable such vessel to procure a coasting license. ‡ ¡t: ‡ * Hí * There are two statutes in force making general provisions for the subjects of registry and enrollment of vessels. One of them is the act of December 31, 1792, eh. 1. ( 1 Stat. 287 ), which applies exclusively to vessels engaged in foreign commerce and to their registry, and the other is the act of February 18, 1793, eh. 8 ( 1 Stat. 305 ), which relates to vessels engaged in the coasting trade and fisheries, and to their enrollment. * * * ' * * * But the act of March 2, 1831 (4 U. S. Statutes, 487), undertakes, as its title imports, to regulate both the foreign and coasting trade, on the northern, northeastern and northwestern frontiers of the United States. In these regions the domestic and the foreign trade are so blended that the same vessel is almost necessarily engaged in both at the same time, and often during the same voyage. To meet this kind of trade the 3d section of that act says, in reference to vessels engaged in navigating those waters, that “they shall be enrolled and licensed in such form as may be prescribed by the Secretary of Treasury; which enrollment and license shall authorize any such boat, sloop”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Western Operating Corp. v. United States

3. “The purpose of an enrollment is to evidence the national character of a vessel . . . and to enable such vessel to procure a . . . license.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Douglas v. Seacoast Products, Inc.