Solberg v. Graven’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[a] motion to dismiss for failure to state a cause of action is solely a test of the adequacy of the plaintiffs petition. It assumes that all of plaintiffs averments are true, and liberally grants to plaintiff all reasonable inferences therefrom. No attempt is made to weigh any facts alleged as to whether they are credible or persuasive. Instead, the petition is reviewed in an almost academic manner, to determine if the facts alleged meet the elements of a recognized cause of action, or of a cause that might be adopted in that case.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Allen v. CITY OF GREENVILLE, MO

2. “[t]he trial court erred in sustaining [Defendants’] motions to dismiss for failure to state a claim or cause of action because Missouri law allows a claim against an attorney who is hired by the client to specifically perform services to benefit [Plaintiffs] in that these attorneys were hired by [PA] as guardian and/or conservator to benefit [Plaintiffs] and their estates.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Hall v. Podleski

3. “The clerk shall tax and subscribe all bills of costs arising in any cause or proceedings instituted or adjudged in the court of which he is the clerk, agreeably to fees which shall, for the time being, be allowed by law, and shall in no case allow any item or charge, unless the service for which it was made was actually performed in the cause.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Montoya v. A-1 MUFFLERS, INC.