Roth v. Roth’s Empirical Analysis

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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. “In pleading to a preceding pleading, a party shall set forth all applicable affirmative defenses and avoidances.... A pleading that set forth an affirmative defense or avoidance shall contain a short and plain statement of the facts showing that the pleader is entitled to the defense or avoidance.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Devin Woods v. Carl Ware · J.M. v. Lee's Summit Sch. Dist. & Douglas Demarco

2. “When determining the sufficiency of the allegations setting forth a defendant's affirmative defense, we may look to the responsive pleadings as a whole.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. J.M. v. Lee's Summit Sch. Dist. & Douglas Demarco