Kidd v. Paxton’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[A]ny plausible statement of circumstances indicating that failure to file ... was not deliberate or intentional, but was the result of inadvertence, mistake, or mischance, [would] be accepted as a reasonable explanation, even though counsel or his secretary may appear to have been lacking in that degree of diligence which careful practitioners normally exercise.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In the Interest of B.G. · In Re BG

2. “good cause” to be shown; rather, the motion is only required to state the facts relied on to reasonably explain the need for an extension. Tex.R.App. P. 10.5(b)(1)(C). 2 . Further references to a Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure will be referenced by”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Rodman v. State

3. “failing to timely supplement discovery can lead to the exclusion of key evidence and effectively grant the opponent certain victory. Tex.R. Civ. P. 193.6.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. National Family Care Life Insurance Co. v. Fletcher