Jefferies v. Dunklin’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

72 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 72 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““In this connection, the statute unquestionably contemplates that the controverting plea constitutes the pleadings of the plaintiff on the issue of venue, and such plea must allege all the facts that are necessary to be proved to sustain the venue in the court where the suit is filed. The statute puts the burden on the plaintiff to plead in his controverting plea, and to prove, the facts which will sustain the venue in the court where the suit was filed. Compton v. Elliott, 126 Tex. 232 , 88 S.W.2d 91 .””

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Keeney v. Coffee · Leonard v. Maxwell

2. “The plea of privilege (statutory) as defined and provided by article 2007, supra, (now rule 86, T.R.C.P.) is sufficient to cover all cases of personal privilege and all cases of mere venue, as provided by the various provisions of articles 1995 and %390 of our civil stapwtes.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Wiley v. Joiner