McArtor v. Pete's Cafe’s Empirical Analysis

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3 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The original notice shall be directed to the defendant, and signed by plaintiff or his attorney with the signer’s address. It shall name the plaintiff, the court, and the city or town and county, where the court convenes. It shall state either that the petition is on file in the office of the clerk of the court where the action is brought, or that it will be so filed by a stated date, which must not be more than ten days after service. It shall notify defendant to appear before said court within the specified number of days after service * * * and that unless he so appears, his default will be entered and judgment or decree rendered against him for the relief demanded in the petition. * * * ””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Boye v. Mellerup · Marks v. Shinrone, Inc.

2. ““ ‘It is too well settled for discussion that compliance with rule 50 is required in order to obtain jurisdiction. Compliance with this rule is the only method by which a plaintiff may compel a defendant to submit to the court for a binding adjudication of their differences. Our previous holdings have firmly established that the provisions of rule 50 are mandatory and that the rule has statutory status. * * * > ))”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Boye v. Mellerup