Burkhardt v. Haycox’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “' “The summons in this case cannot be considered manifestly misleading in respect to the statement of the relief demanded. The statement was correct so far as it went; besides it pointed directly to the Complaint where the relief demanded was fully stated. The want of a more definite statement in the summons did not, therefore, render the sum-mons void or erroneous; the statement' was. not misleading”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Sage Investment Co. v. Haley · Griffing v. Smith

2. ““Mere dilatory motions based upon special appearances are not favored under the present practice. It is the policy of the code that all its provisions shall be liberally construed •with the view to assist parties in obtaining justice, and that errors and defects in pleadings or proceedings not affecting the substantial rights of the parties shall be disregarded by the courts on appeal or error as well as at nisi prim.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Sage Investment Co. v. Haley