Chenoweth v. Prewett’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Unless the court retains jurisdiction by proper orders of continuance or by stipulation of the parties, it is without power to hear and determine the motion after the 20 days’ lapse of time from the rendition of judgment.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Sawyer v. Huning · List v. Wilkinson

2. “"* * * to fix a limit beyond which a hearing thereon could not be had, except by a strict observance of its provisions. During territorial days we had terms of court. In most of the counties they were limited to two terms a year. It was found under that system that the losing party could by filing a motion for a new trial often effect the postponement of the fruits of the judgment for as long as 6 months if the court, for any reason, failed to act upon the same before the adjournment of the term. * * *"”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Zugsmith v. Mullins

3. ““Had this order'been made within twenty days after the rendition of the judgment, it probably would have been construed as a sufficient order continuing the hearing upon the motion, but, having been made after the twenty-day limit, it was upon a matter already decided by the law. ’ ’”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. List v. Wilkinson