Clune v. Madden’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate ·

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

1. ““A bed-lounge composed of two folding sections hinged together, the lower one haying a back rigidly attached thereto, ánd a fastening for the same, composed of two parts, one of which is fixed at or near the top of the inside of the head of the upper folding section, the other at or near the top of the back, so that when the lounge is folded up the two parts will engage with each other, securing the headrest of the frame to the back, substantially as shown and described.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Clune v. Madden

2. ““The only novelty in the combination claimed by the complainant consists in the use of an eye on the headrest of the lounge, and a pin or hook on the back, so placed that the two will automatically engage when the two sections are folded together, and thus hold the back firmly in place.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Clune v. Madden