Strand v. Cass County’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “In his post-trial motion, Strand sought an award of attorney fees under N.D.R.CivJP. 11(b) and N.D.C.C. §§ 28-26-01 and 28-26-31. Strand’s motion had two bases: (1) the County’s counterclaim against him for $39,000 was frivolous and filed in bad faith; and (2) the County’s request for attorney fees against him, which was withdrawn on the first day of trial, was frivolous and filed in bad faith. In its order denying Strand’s motion, the district court only ruled on the first basis, holding Strand was not entitled to an award of attorney fees based on the County’s assertion of the counterclaim. Strand does not challenge the court’s refusal to award attorney fees for defending against a counterclaim, but asserts the court erred in failing to address his claim for attorney fees based on the County’s request for attorney fees which was subsequently withdrawn.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Strand v. Cass County

2. “Allegations and denials in any pleadings in court, made without reasonable cause and not in good faith, and found to be untrue, subject the party pleading them to the payment of all expenses, actually incurred by the other party by reason of the untrue pleading, including a reasonable attorney’s fee, to be summarily taxed by the court at the trial or upon dismissal of the action.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Van Beek v. Umber