Patterson v. Duff’s Empirical Analysis

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

1. ““The proofs are conflicting, and while we are of the opinion that the scales incline in favor of the complainants, it can, at least, be said with confidence . that the defense is not clearly sustained. That is enough to resolve the case in favor of the complainants.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Duffy v. Reynolds