Fischer v. Fischer’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 11 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[A] question not raised or adjudicated in the court below cannot be considered when raised for the first time in this court.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Beshear v. Haydon Bridge Co., Inc. · Muncie v. Wiesemann

2. “Appellee’s failure to raise the issue ... does not prevent Appellant from presenting it here as he had no duty to present it to the Court of Appeals since he defended the trial court decision and it had to be affirmed if it was sustainable on any basis.”). Of even greater concern is that such a requirement could force this Court to affirm and publish an opinion that we know is erroneous for other reasons. GMRI, 299 S.W.3d at 576 . Moreover,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. v. Shelter Mutual Insurance Co.

3. “A final judgment shall not be reversed or remanded because of the failure of the trial court to make a finding of fact on an issue essential to the judgment unless such failure is brought to the attention of the trial court by a written request for a finding on that issue or by a motion pursuant to Rule 52.02.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. J.K. v. N.J.A.