17 Ill. App. 2d 238 - Simpkins v. Maras’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

15 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"The granting of a temporary injunction rests largely in the discretion of the trial court ... and a temporary injunction should not be refused merely because the court may not be absolutely certain that plaintiff or counterclaimant has (the) right he claims. O'Brien v. Matual, 14 Ill. App.2d 173 . An application for an injunction is addressed to the conscience and sound discretion of the court, and it is not controlled by technical legal rules, and unless a reviewing court finds that the discretion has been abused, the order will not be set aside ..."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 23 Ill. App. 2d 154 - Weingart v. Weingart · 33 Ill. App. 2d 374 - Peterson v. Domestic Utility Services Co.

2. “"... The rights of the plaintiff and the rights of the defendants as to ownership are evidentiary in character, and while each must be established, the basis of the suit is the refusal of the defendants to permit the drilling for oil and access on and over the surface of the land to do such drilling."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 47 Ill. App. 2d 468 - Capitol Records, Inc. v. Vee Jay Records, Inc.