reasonable time
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 283 U.S. 209 - Chesapeake Ry Co v. Martin · 1931Most cited · 784 citing opinions
What constitutes a reasonable time depends upon the circumstances of the particular case. As applied to a case like this, it means such time as is necessary conveniently to transport and make delivery of the shipment in the ordinary course of business, in the light of the circumstances and conditions surrounding the transaction.
How often courts cite the case defining “reasonable time”
Court decisions citing the opinion that defined “reasonable time” — 784 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining case as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.