Perkins v. Hendryx’s Empirical Analysis

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

1. ““There is therefore no good reason why the hill of review should not proceed against these defendants, nor why the original decree, upon proper cause shown, should not be set aside as to them. If subsequently, in the course of those proceedings, it should appear that the partnership assets are insufiicient to meet the complainant’s claim, and it is sought to hold the individual property of the defendants liable, the question may properly arise whether the cause can proceed further in the absence of the representatives of the deceased partner.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Perkins v. Hendryx