Stevens v. Able’s Empirical Analysis

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2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The defendant may set forth in his answer as many grounds of defense, counterclaim, set-off, and for relief, as he may have, whether they be such as have been heretofore denominated legal, or equitable, or both.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Nation v. Planters and Mechanics Bank

2. ““A set-off cart only be pleaded in an action founded' on contract, and must be a cause of action arising upon contract or ascertained by tbe decision of a court.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Braden v. Gulf Coast Lumber Co.