Rath v. Rath’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

19 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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A claim for relief is frivolous under N.D.C.C. § 28-26-01(2) only if there is such a complete absence of actual facts or law a reasonable person could not have expected a court would render a judgment in that person's favor.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Estate of Hogen · Estate of Nohle

2. “In exercising that discretion, the court may impose reasonable restrictions upon the length of the trial or hearing and upon the number of witnesses allowed.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Tornabeni v. Creech

3. “[a]llegations and denials in any pleadings in court, made without reasonable cause and not in good faith, and found to be untrue. ...”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Estate of Hogen