Wilson v. Wall’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

26 federal appellate · 3 district · 20 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 92 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““A chancellor will not be astute to charge a constructive trust upon one who has acted honestly, and paid a full and fair consideration without knowledge.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. City of Trinidad v. Milwaukee & Trinidad Smelting & Refining Co. · Scullin Steel Co. v. North American Co.

2. “Now, while it is freely conceded that this construction given to the treaty should form a rule for the subsequent conduct of the department, it cannot affect titles before given by the government, nor does it pretend to do so. Congress has no constitutional power to settle the rights under treaties except in cases purely political. The construction of them is the peculiar province of the judiciary, when a case shall arise between individuals. The legislature may prescribe to the Executive how any mere administrative act shall be performed, and such was the only aim and purpose of this act.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Edwards v. Carter