Morris v. Rabara’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““. . . where the record establishes the fact that the appellant has been adjudged in contempt for disobeying an order of the trial court in the cause appealed from, that then the appellate court may, in the exercise of its judicial discretion, dismiss the appeal. This court will not be required, at the instance of the appellant, to determine the correctness of the action of the lower court, while the appellant, in defiance of the court, wilfully refused, without just cause, to abide by the trial court’s order. It is contrary to the principles of justice to permit one who has flaunted the orders of the courts to demand judicial assistance. An appellate court is authorized to enforce an order made by the lower court and which has been violated by a party to the proceedings.””

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Durham v. Durham · 610 So. 2d 482 - Jaffe v. Snow

2. “"Accordingly, the motion to dismiss will be granted and an order will be entered that this appeal be dismissed unless it shall be made to appear to this court, on or before 15 days from the date of the filing of this opinion, that the appellant has either purged himself of contempt or is in the custody of the Sheriff of Orange County." At 858.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Gazil v. Gazil