Jones v. Buckell’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

20 federal appellate ·

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

1. ““Copies of deeds and a stipulation in respect to evidence are found in the transcript, but they are nowhere referred to in the bill of exceptions, and it is not even stated in the record that they were used at the trial. As long ago as Dunlop v. Munroe, 7 Cranch, 242 , 270, 3 L. Ed. 329 , it was said by this court that ‘each bill of exceptions must be considered as presenting a distinct and substantive case; and it is on the evidence stated in itself alone that the court is to decide.’ Of course, evidence may be included in a bill of exceptions by appropriate reference to oilier parts of the record, and if that had been done here it might have been enough.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Southwestern Virginia Imp. Co. v. Frari · Pittsburgh Gas & Coke Co. v. Goff-Kirby Coal Co.

2. ““With no issue made directly "by the pleading, and no evidence set forth or referred to in the bill of exceptions, showing the materiality of the charge complained of, the case presents to us only an abstract proposition of law. which may or may not have been stated by the court in a way to be injurious to the plaintiffs in error. Such a proposition we are not required to consider.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Hudmon v. Cuyas

3. ““ Of course, evidence may be included in a bill of exceptions by appropriate reference to other parts of the record, and if that had been done here it might have been énough.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Krauss Bros. Lumber Co. v. Mellon