Edwards v. Young’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 83 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 85 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Although this holding may create some hardship as in the instant case, the rule is clear and we take it as we find it. In general, opposing parties have their rights too, and one of them is to feel secure in the knowledge that they are finally freed from the burdens of a suit. They cannot do this as long as a case may be re-opened because of allegedly ‘unique circumstances’ occurring after the time for appeal has passed.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Houghton v. COUNTY COM'RS OF KENT CTY.

2. ““We are convinced that where, as here, the rules of civil procedure specifically recognize that the time for filing of a motion for a new trial may not be enlarged, the efficacy of the rule depends upon the willingness of the courts to enforce it.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Welch v. McClure

3. “`It is settled in Arizona that the perfecting of an appeal within the time prescribed is jurisdictional; and, hence, where the appeal is not timely filed, the appellate court acquires no jurisdiction other than to dismiss the attempted appeal.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Haroutunian v. Valueoptions, Inc.