Bowen v. Grayum’s Empirical Analysis

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4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Upon examining the record in this case, we find that no final judgment was rendered 'in the court below. There .is an order in the transcript sustaining a demurrer to the plaintiff’s amended petition, and a recital that to this ruling the plaintiff excepted, and gave notice of an appeal to the Supreme Court. But this did not necessarily dispose of the case. No recovery was had for either party, and what the adjudication of _ the court was as to the subject-matter of the suit does not appear.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Rhyner v. Wood