Bensel v. Kuhlman’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The facts alleged in the petition show that plaintiffs have exaggerated the amount of the injury, if they suffered any. The damage alleged could not possibly be $2,000, or near that sum. This court has jurisdiction in cases like this when the amount in dispute exceeds $2,000. Const, art. 7, § 10. The allegation that the amount of damages suffered in this case exceeds $2,-000 is contradicted by the facts alleged.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Fontenot v. Laudeau