Roberts v. Brooks’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate ·

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

1. “. “Section 1. Be.it enacted by the senate and general assembly of the state of New jersey.' That John B. Horton and Charles L. Davis be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to erect and maintain a dock or wharf in front of their lands on Toms river in the township of Dover, Ocean county, said dock or wharf to be built six hundred feet" or more, at the option of the proprietors, along the channel of said river, and extending inland twenty-five rods, or as far as may be necessary for the improvement of the property of said proprietors or the benefit of commerce. ■; “Sec. 2. And be it enacted, that said John B. Horton and Charles L. Davis may be and they are hereby authorized ahd empowered to collect wharfage for the use of said dock or;wharf, and shall be entitled to all the benefits accruing from the same, and to hold and enjoy the same to themselves, their heirs and assigns; pro- vMccl however, that no such dock or wharf shall be constructed on said liver by virtue of this act as may interfere with or obstruct the navigation of said river. “Bee. 3. And he it enacted that this act shall take effect immediately. “Approved Feby. 28, 1861.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Roberts v. Brooks