Edwards v. Hughes’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““When two or more persons are jointly indebted as joint obligors, partners, or otherwise, and an affidavit shall be made, as provided -in section two of this chapter, so as to bring one or more of such joint debtors within its provisions, and amenable to the process of attachment, then the writ of attachment shall issue against the property and effects of such as are so brought within the provisions of said section; and the officer shall be also directed in said writ to summon all such joint debtors as may be named in the affidavit attached thereto, to answer to the said action as in other cases of attachment.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jaffray v. Jennings

2. “‘ ‘ It will be seen, from this section, that when the plaintiff is able to make a case against one of several debtors, whether they are indebted as partners or otherwise, he is not to allege a joint wrong by them all, but must set forth his case in the affidavit according to the facts.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Cottrell v. Hatheway