Gilbert v. Gilbert’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

31 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 31 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““1. Should the so-called third paragraph of Subdivision 13, Article 1995, Vernon’s Ann. Civ. Stats., reading as follows: ‘or in the county of the residence of any defendant who may assert an adverse claim to or interest in such property, or seeks to recover the title to the same’ be construed, when considered in the light of all the facts in this case, as giving Webb County exclusive venue of the cause, thus requiring the sustaining of appellants’ plea of privilege?” Answer: “No.” “2. In view of all the facts and circumstances of this case, did the majority of this Court err in holding that the nature of the suit was determinable by reference to plaintiffs’ petition alone ?” Answer: “No.””

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

2. ““Suits for the partition of land or other property may be brought— “(1) in the county where such land or other property, or a part thereof, may be, or— “(2) in the county in which one or more of the defendants reside, or “(3) in the county of the residence of any defendant who may assert an adverse claim to or interest in such property, or seeks to recover the title to the same. “Nothing herein shall be construed to fix venue of a suit to recover the title to land.””

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