Littlefield v. Perry’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

117 federal appellate · 37 district · 31 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 358 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “.“An action which raises a question of infringement is an action arising ‘under the law,’ and one who has the right to sue for infringement may sue in the Circuit Court. Such a suit may involve the construction of the contract as well as the patent, hut that will not oust the court of its jurisdiction.””

   8 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Oliver v. Rumford Chemical Works · E. W. Bliss Co. v. United States

2. “The decree is, as we think, too broad. . . . The order is to account for all profits received from the manufacture, etc., of stoves embracing the improvements covered by any of the patents. This would cover all the profits made upon a stove having in it any one of the improvements patented. The true inquiry is as to the profits which the defendants have realized as the consequence of the improper use of these improvements. Such profits belong to the plaintiff, and should be accounted for to him.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Warren v. Keep

3. ““The contest is now between an assignor in equity and his assignee. A court of equity will in such a case give the same legal effect to an equitable title that it would to one that was legal.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Prest-O-Lite Co. v. Avery Portable Lighting Co.