Hagerman v. Moran’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 federal appellate · 4 district ·

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

1. ““The very terms of rule SO contemplate that the lower court, in the entering of its decree, has been silent both as to’ the payment of interest and the rate thereof. But ye find an insuperable objection to the allowance Of interest in this case from'the fact that the mandate from this court to the circuit court on the former appeal contained no provision for its payment. Rule 30 is a rule for the guidance of this court only. It is not a rule of the circuit or district courts. The method by which the successful litigant in a case in this court may acquire the interest which is contemplated by the rule, is only through the mandate of thi§ court directing its allowance in the court below. In entering the decree in the present case upon the mandate from this court affirming the prior decree of the circuit court, the lower court was guided solely by the terms of the mandate, and could go no further than its provisions directed. The mandate simply affirmed the former decree, and ordered payment of the appellees’ costs on the appeal. In interpreting the decree and order affirming the same, and determining the rights of the judgment creditor thereunder the court below had before it an original decree making no provision for interest, and a mandate from this court affirming the decree, but likewise silent concerning interest.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Harrison v. Hughes