Insurance Company v. Fogarty’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 federal appellate · 12 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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““was right in holding that what was insured was machinery — pieces or parts of a machine — pieces made and shaped to unite at points with other pieces, so as to make a sugar-packing machine. If parts of them were absolutely lost, and every piece recovered had lost its adaptability to be used as part of the machine, had lost it so entirely that it would cost as much to buy a new piece just like it, as to repair or adapt that one to the purpose, then there was a total loss of the machinery. If no piece recovered was of any use, or could be applied to any use, connected with the machine of which it was” a part, without more expense on it than its original cost, then there was no part of the machinery saved, however much of rusty iron may have been taken from the wreck.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Fireman's Fund Ins. v. Globe Nav. Co.

2. ““went quite as far in behalf of the defendant as the law justified, when it told the jury that the plaintiff could not recover if any piece or portion of the machinery insured arrived at its destination in a condition so perfect that it could have been used with its corresponding or connecting pieces, had they also arrived in good condition.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Fireman's Fund Ins. v. Globe Nav. Co.