Schultz v. Kaplan’s Empirical Analysis

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53 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 53 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “that where there exists an immediate cause of action between the parties for which one of the common remedies of law or equity is adequate and available, a proceeding for a declaratory judgment is not appropriate within the contemplation of that Act.” Then, however, the General Assembly passed Chapter 724 of the Acts of 1945 reenacting that Act with a preamble specifying that”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Holy Cross Hospital of Silver Spring, Inc. v. Maryland Employment Security Administration · Allied Investment Corp. v. Jasen

2. ““It was pointed out in the case of Caroline Street Pennanent Building Association No. 1 v. Sohn, supra, 178 Md. 434 , at page 444, 13 A. 2d 616 , decided in 1940 under the Acts of 1939, Chapter 294, that the object of the declaratory judgment act is to supplement and enlarge procedural relief in a field not wholly or adequately occupied by subsisting remedies of law and equity. The amendment of 1945 definitely makes that act concurrent with existing remedies both at law and in equity.” Id. at 409.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Himes v. Day