Bemis v. Leonard’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 2 district · 46 state decisions

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

1. ““It is contended that this statute did not take effect until the 2d day of July, nor, indeed, until it was formally promulgated and published. We cannot yield assent to this construction. The statute was to take effect from its passage; and it is a general rule that, where the computation is to be made from an act done, the day on which the act is done is to be included.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Taylor v. Brown · United States v. Stoddard, Haserick, Richards & Co.

2. ““It was indeed' decided in Presbrey v. Williams, 15 Mass. 193 , and assumed, though not necessary to the decision, in Little v. Blunt, 9 Pick. 488 , 491, that, in computing the period of limitation of actions, the. day on which the cause of action accrued should be included, because the action might have been brought on that day. But ”the decision was rested on the authority of Norris v. Gawtry, Hob. 139; S. C. Mo. 878; 1 Brownl. 156; and can hardly stand with the later adjudications.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Perkins v. Jennings

3. “The dictum... in [Perry], that “where time is computed from an act done, the general rule is to include the day,” was aside from the decision of the court... and it is supported by none of the authorities cited ....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Federated Mutual Insurance v. Anderson