Hergman v. Dettlebach’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““As the whole proceeding on the part of the deputy in examining the books and papers is grossly irregular, an «order must be made that the regular books of account of the firm, and its notes, policies of insurance, and all other securities and vouchers, be safely kept by the deputy-sheriff under lock and key, without power on the part of such deputy or any other person, except the defendants, to look into or examine the same, except under the special order of the court, to be made on notice to the defendants.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Rosenthal v. Dickerman