Abeytia v. Spiegelberg’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““It is also true tliat the court cannot hear said cause upon the merits until the transcript of record and assignment of errors have been filed, and the appellee has appeared or is in default; but the court, having jurisdiction of the cause and of the appellant, can entertain a motion by the appellee to docket and dismiss the appeal for failure of the appellant to file the cost bond within the time required by the statute.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Johnson v. New Mexico Fire Brick Co.

2. ““In order to invoke the jurisdiction of the court, appellee should present to the court a transcript of so much of the record of the trial court as is necessary to show that a final judgment was entered in the court below from which an appeal was taken, together with a certificate cf the clerk of the district court that no cost bond had been filed, and move this court to docket the cause and dismiss the appeal.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Johnson v. New Mexico Fire Brick Co.