Muse v. Harris’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The application for a new trial must be made at the term the verdict, report or decision is rendered, and except for the cause of newly discovered evidence material for the party applying, which he could not, with reasonable diligence, have discovered and produced at the trial, or impossibility of making a case-made, shall be within three days after the verdict or decision was rendered unless unavoidably prevented.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Sooner Bond Co. of America v. Davis · Bush v. Clay

2. ““The time of convening the regular terms of the district courts in each county in the several district court judicial districts of the state shall be on the first Monday in each of the respective months hereinbefore set out in this section, after each of the respective counties, to wit: * * * District No. 8. In Carter county in January, May, September and' December.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bush v. Clay