Aycock v. Miller’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"There are many decisions of the courts of this State which hold that where the recitals in a judgment are that `plaintiff has made due proof of his claim,' it will be presumed that legal and sufficient evidence is before the Court. Goldman v. Thomson, 3 La. App. 469 ; Martin v. District Lodge, La.App., 146 So. 793 . The judgment in the case at bar stated,—'the plaintiff having made due proof of his demands'."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jones v. Jones · 111 So. 2d 555 - Lindsley-Feiber Motor Company v. Brumfield

2. “"* * * Appearance in court does not mean personal appearance, it means appearance by having filed an exception or an answer or other pleading. Defendant might attend court every day and if he did not file either an exception, answer or some other plea, he would not have appeared and default, could be entered and confirmed against him. On the other hand, he might never attend court, but if he had filed an answer in the clerk's office within the delays allowed by law, he would have appeared and default could not have been entered against him."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 284 So. 2d 817 - Freire v. Wiles

3. ““Minute Clerk Please Tender for Default - Confirmation of Default- Dismissal--- * # ‡ ifcti”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 131 So. 2d 907 - Stewart v. Purcell