Terry v. Davy’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““If, in any suit commenced in a Circuit Court or removed from a state court to a Circuit Court of tlie United States, it shall appear to the satisfaction of said Circuit Court, at any time after such suit has been brought or removed thereto that such suit does not really and substantially involve a dispute or controversy properly within the jurisdiction of said Circuit Court, or that the parties to said suit have been improperly or collusively made or joined, either as plaintiffs or defendants, for the purpose of creating a case cognizable or removable under this act, the said Circuit Court shall proceed no further therein, but shall dismiss the suit or remand it,” etc.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hill v. Walker

2. ““It is clear that such a question is an independent one, and cannot properly be contused with the issue on the merits; otherwise, it could not be determined from the verdict whether it was founded on a question of jurisdiction, or of the cause of action.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Kirven v. Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co.