Mathieson v. Craven’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 district · 1 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““It appears from the amended bill that Mrs. Bastian, as one of the children of Edgar Jamison, is entitled, if entitled at all, to precisely the same measure and kind of relief as Mrs. Mathieson. * * * It is true that the ascertainment of what is due to Mrs. Mathieson involves primarily an ascertainment of what is due to both Mrs. Bastian and Mrs. Mathieson; and it is also true, that, other things being equal, Mrs. Bastian should be a party in order that the defendants should not be compelled to account to her separately from Mrs. Bastian. ~ * * It is proper, also, to add that certain .questions may or may not arise in this suit or certain proceedings hereafter be resorted to therein, the solution or effect of which may or may not tend to obviate the trouble to which it has been suggested the executor, trustee or purchaser may be put, if the bill in its present shape be maintained. It appears that Mrs. Bastian ‘consents to the relief sought in this bill and to all proceedings had and to all orders or decrees made or that may be made by the court in this causo,’ and further, that Mrs. Bastian originally joined as a co-complainant in this case to recover the separable claim made by her. Under these circumstances it is possible, if not probable, that she may apply so to intervene .in tbe suit as to result in a sale of tbe real estate disc-barged from any lien in ber favor and free from cloud or incumbrance on tbe title.””

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

2. ““Mrs. Mathieson certainly bad a right to sue in tbis court for tbe relief sought by ber. It is equally certain that Mrs. Bastian did not have a right to sue as co-complainant for the relief sought by ber, as jurisdiction would thereby be ousted. Mrs. Bastian, therefore, was dropped as a party,” etc.”

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

3. ““Tbe said Yesta L. Bastian consents to tbe relief sought in tbis bill and to all proceedings bad and to all orders or decrees made or that may be made by tbe court in tbis cause.””

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