Dierks v. Walsh’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “It is not within the province of the court to question the wisdom or the necessity of an Act of the Legislature.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Oklahoma City Zoological Trust v. STATE EX REL. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RELATIONS BD. · Oklahoma City Zoological Trust v. State Ex Rel. Public Employees Relations Board

2. ““Where permission is given during the trial to amend the petition (inter-vener’s cross-petition) to conform with the proof, proper practice requires that the amendment shall actually be made; but, if leave to amend is given and the ■cause is tried as though the amendment had been made, this court will consider the order as standing for the amendment itself.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bowman v. Towery

3. “acquired an interest in the subject matter of the action either by inheritance, succession, or purchase from a party subsequently to the action, or [she holds] the property subordinately. The term ‘subsequently to the action’ means either after the suit is brought in which title or right is involved, or after the rendition of judgment.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Atlantic Richfield Co. v. Tomlinson