Buchanan v. Jean’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

107 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 107 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““That plaintiff had filed a petition herein alleging that the defendant coming from the south and going north crossed over and left said highway on the left side of said highway and ran into and collided with plaintiff’s car herein in Ellis County, Texas, and that said acts in so driving said automobile by the defendant is in contravention of Article 801, Penal Code, Section B, and is a violation of the law, and is a crime or trespass as defined in Article 1995, Vernon’s Annotated Civil Statutes, Section 9, which would entitle said plaintiff to sue said defendant in Ellis County, Texas, where said accident occurred. The said plaintiff further alleges that said accident did occur in said Ellis County, the county wherein said suit was brought. Plaintiff would respectfully show herein that said suit should be maintained in Ellis County, Texas, the county in which said suit was brought, and for such others (sic) herein as may be proper and necessary.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Leonard v. Maxwell

2. ““But if it be conceded that it was permissible to interline the amendment in the previously filed pleadings, it will be noted that the reference to the original petition does not evidence a clear intention to swear to the truth of all of the facts set out therein. See in this connection First National Bank v. Jaggers, Tex.Civ.App., 67 S.W.2d 924 , par. 1; Rogers v. Dickson, Tex.Civ.App., 157 S.W.2d 404 , par. 2; Henderson Grain Co. v. Russ, 122 Tex. 620 , 64 S.W.2d 347 , par. 2; A. H. Belo Corp. v. Blanton, 133 Tex. 391 , 129 S.W.2d 619 , par. 5.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Leonard v. Maxwell

3. ““After very careful consideration of the case, we have concluded that the record as a whole presents error and that the ends of justice will be better subserved if the judgment is reversed and the cause remanded and the parties are given an opportunity to try the issues on their merits under properly drawn pleadings.” ( 172 S.W.2d at 689 )”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. International Security Life Insurance Co. v. Robichau