The Maria Martin’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

56 federal appellate · 15 district · 3 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 115 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Appeals under the additional act ‘to amend the judicial system’ are subject to the same rules, regulations, and restrictions ás are prescribed in case of writs of error. Both parties in a civil action may sue out a writ of error to a final judgment, but where one party exercises the right the other cannot assign error in the appellate court. * * * Where each party appeals each may assign error, but where only one party appeals the other is bound by the decree in the court below, and he cannot assign error in the appellate-court, nor can he be heard if the proceedings in the appeal are correct, except in support of. the decree from which the appeal of the other party is taken.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Guarantee Co. of North America v. Phenix Ins.

2. “"Where the officers and crew of the tow, as well as the officers and crew of the tug. participate in tire navigation of the vessels, and a collision with another vessel ensues, the tug alone, or the tow alone, or both jointly, may be liable for the consequences, according to the circumstances, as the one or the other, or both jointly, were either deficient in skill or were culpably inattentive or negligent in the performance of their duties.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. The Cromwell