Stark v. Fellman’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “`But another test is equally significant. A party plaintiff is the one that initiates the action or proceeding by making its application or filing its petition in a court of competent jurisdiction, to protect some right or secure some remedy against the defendants.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Carmody v. Land

2. ““Whenever the plaintiff having made his demand shall at any time before obtaining final judgment allow five years to elapse without having taken any steps in the prosecution thereof, he shall be considered as having abandoned the same.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Carmody v. Land

3. “`100. The plaintiff is he who sues another for something which he says is due or belongs to him. The defendant is one against whom this suit is brought.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Carmody v. Land