Bateman v. Franklin’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 federal appellate · 1 district · 15 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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““But such claims may be bona fide, and when they are such and are established by clear and convincing evidence, they are perfectly legitimate and must be respected and enforced ... So far as now appears, it is merely a question whether plaintiff can clearly and convincingly establish the material facts alleged in his petition.” (p. 185.)”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Heine v. First Trust Co. · Bowen v. Galloway

2. ““The study and practice of the law call for clear thinking and logical reasoning; but it-is possible to reason and refine with such subtlety and acuteness that the arrow of justice overshoots the mark altogether.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Drainage District No. 1 · Godfrey v. Kansas City Public Service Co.

3. “The contract, though oral, had been fully performed on plaintiff's side, so the statute of frauds ... would not bar the action.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ed Dewitte Ins. Agency, Inc. v. Fin. Assocs. Midwest, Inc.