Williams v. Fontane’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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. “A continuance shall be granted if at the time a case is to be tried, the party applying for the continuance shows that he has been unable, with the exercise of due diligence, to obtain evidence material to his case; or that a material witness has absented himself without the contrivance of the party applying for the continuance.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Reggio v. Louisiana Gas Service Co. · Armstrong v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co.

2. “A continuance may be granted in any case if there is good ground therefor.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Reggio v. Louisiana Gas Service Co.