Commonwealth v. Duncan’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Only grave and compelling circumstances provide “extraordinary cause” to justify court intervention after expiration of the appeal period. Such circumstances have customarily entailed an oversight or act by the court, or failure of the judicial process, which operates to deny the losing party knowledge of entry of final judgment and commencement of the running of the appeal period. Id. at 17 n. 4, 556 A.2d at 979 n. 4.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Consolidated Return of Real Estate Tax Sale Conducted on November 10, 2011 by the Tax Claim Bureau of the County of Luzerne Under Provisions of the Act of July 7, 1947, P.L. 1368 Section 607

2. “Once the 30 day limitation has expired, a court may vacate, amend or modify its order only if extraordinary causes exists. DeMarco v. Borough of East McKeesport, 125 Pa.Commonwealth Ct. [Pa.Cmwlth.] 13, 556 A.2d 977 (1989).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Consolidated Return of Real Estate Tax Sale Conducted on November 10, 2011 by the Tax Claim Bureau of the County of Luzerne Under Provisions of the Act of July 7, 1947, P.L. 1368 Section 607