Headley v. Challiss’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

23 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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““A party may not settle the law of his case by piecemeal before this court, any more than he may settle the facts in that way before the district court. When the case is tried, he must be prepared to present his entire claim, or his entire defense.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. St. Louis S. F. R. Co. v. Hardy, District Judge · 56 Kan. App. 2d 578 - In re Marriage of Gerleman

2. ““This is a proceeding in error to review the decision of the district court overruling a motion to set aside a judgment. The judgment was rendered in an action to foreclose a mortgage, and upon service only by publication. . . . (Challiss v. Headley, 9 Kan. 684 .) Upon abundant authority, and weE-settled principles, the decision at that time has become the established law of the case.’ [Citations omitted.] Whatever therefore, was at that time decided, is not now a matter for reexamination.””

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

3. ““Whatever therefore, was at that time decided, is not now a matter for reexamination. Nor is this limited to the mere questions noticed in the opinion, nor indeed to the actual matters presented by the respective counsel, and considered by the court. ... A party may not settle the law of his case by piecemeal before this court, any more rthan he may settle the facts in that way before the district court.” (Headley v. Challiss, 15 Kan. 602, 606, 607.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Estes v. Edgar Zinc Co.