Hurst v. Hannah’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

19 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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Prior to filing answer in the ease the defendants filed a demurrer to plaintiff’s petition, which was overruled. Defendants contend that the court erred in overruling this demurrer because the plaintiff did not set forth in detail the facts relied upon to establish his claim, and did not attach to his petition copies of all deeds or other evidence of title in accordance with the provisions of section 467, Comp. Stat. 1921 (sec. 592, Okla. Stat. 1931). This action did not involve the recovery of real estate by, the plaintiff, but was an action to quiet title under section 466, Comp. Stat. 1921, and the petition was sufficient to comply with the essential averments of the statute.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Houghton v. Houghton

2. ““The counterclaim in section 274 must be one arising out of the contract set forth in the petition as the foundation of plaintiff’s claim, or connected with the subject of'the action.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Board of Education of Town of Ringling v. State Ex Rel. Benton

3. ““The whole litigation revolves around the validity of plaintiff’s tax title, and not around the defendant’s title.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Stolfa v. Gaines