Ross v. Pace’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

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

1. “[g]iven the number of opportunities [plaintiff's] attorneys were afforded to respond to the requests for admission . . . , and the notice of [the] motion for summary judgment and hearing set in the matter,”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. WILLIAMS v. MEEKER NORTH DAWSON NURSING LLC · Tosto v. State

2. “The discretion granted trial judges in opening or vacating their judgments during term extends to a reasonable degree in both directions. Unless the refusal to vacate a default judgment is an abuse of that discretion, such order is not reversible. If the question whether there was an abuse depends upon a question of fact pertaining to the grounds for vacating, upon which question there was conflicting evidence, the ordinary rule applies and the presumption is that the finding of fact was consistent with the order.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Tosto v. State