Helland v. Yellow Freight System, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

15 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ ‘The right of appeal is statutory and in civil cases is governed by the Iowa Rules of Civil Procedure which have the force and effect of statute. Rule 331 provides for two classes of appeals. “ ‘ “(a) All final judgments and decisions * * * may be appealed “ ‘ “(b) No interlocutory ruling or decision may be appealed, except as provided in rule 332, until after the final judgment or order. * * * “ ‘Rule 332(a) states: “Any party aggrieved by an interlocutory ruling or decision * * * may apply to the supreme court or any justice thereof to grant an appeal in advance of final judgment. * * * “ ‘We have consistently held we have no jurisdiction to entertain an appeal where no final judgment was entered and no permission to appeal from any ruling less than a final judgment or decision was obtained. “ ‘A final judgment or decision is one that finally adjudicates the rights of the parties. It must put it beyond the power of the court which made it to place the parties in their original position. A ruling or order is interlocutory if it is not finally decisive of the case. (Authorities cited).’ ””

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In the Interest of Clay · IBP, Inc. v. Al-Gharib