Leslie v. Brown’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 federal appellate · 4 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““It is settled by the cases of Russell v. Farley, 105 U. S. 433 [ 26 L. Ed. 1060 ], and Meyers v. Block, 120 U. S. 207 , 7 S. Ct. 525 [ 30 L. Ed. 642 ], that the court which grants an injunction, and takes an injunction bond, to save the defendant from loss caused thereby, may, in an ancillary proceeding, summarily enforce this bond against the sureties; but in such a proceeding, at least when the amount of recovery is uncertain, the sureties must have notice and their day in court before the amount of damage is fixed against them.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Owl Creek Coal Co. v. Big Horn Collieries Co.

2. ““We have no doubt that an action at law in the federal court may be brought on such a bond, provided the necessary amount is involved, on the ground that the plaintiff is enforcing rights secured to him under the constitution and laws of the United States.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Files v. Davis