Spain v. Powell’s Empirical Analysis
90 F.2d 580 · 1937
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 45 U.S.C. § 51 (Federal Employers' Liability Act)
Relies on Seaboard Air Line Railway v. Horton · Patton v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co. · Pennsylvania Co v. Chamberlain · Pryor v. Williams · Martin v. Highland Park Mfg. Co.
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““Under these circumstances, the cause of the accident remains a matter of conjecture. * * * We have then an uncertainty as to the inferences which may fairly be drawn from the evidence, and the judgment as a matter of law must go against the party upon whom rests the necessity of showing that he is entitled to recover.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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