The Salutation’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 federal appellate · 1 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Indeed, regardless of the rules of navigation; it is fairly apparent that for two vessels to get so close on a clear night, without seeing each other, is alone strong antecedent reason for supposing that both must have been careless.” At page 611.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re Val Marine Corp.

2. “though privileged, he [the pilot of the privileged vessel] was not justified in keeping on beyond that point when the burdened vessel by her own efforts could no longer avoid collision.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Dwyer Oil Transport Co., Inc., as Owner of the Tank Barge Dwyer, No. 104, Libelant-Appellant v. The Tug Edna M. Matton, Matton Steamboat Co., Inc., Claimant-Appellant, and the Tug Corporal, Tug Corporal Corporation, Claimant-Appellee. B. No. 80 Corporation, as Owner of the Barge B. No. 80, Libelant-Appellant v. The Tug Edna M. Matton, Matton Steamboat Co., Inc., Claimant-Appellant, and Tug Corporal, Tug Corporal Corporation, Claimant-Appellee