Shields v. Boardman’s Empirical Analysis
98 F. 455 · 1899
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
March 1917
most recently cited
2 district ·
Relationships
Relies on Tennessee v. Union & Planters' Bank
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.
““It would seem that the plaintiff must claim a right under the federal Constitution or laws, and seek to vindicate it in the action brought, before it becomes subject to the federal circuit court jurisdiction.””
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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