Alexander v. Williams’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““An appeal does not suspend execution of a judgment of eviction unless the defendant has answered the rule under oath, pleading an affirmative defense entitling him to retain possession of the premises, and the appeal has been applied for and the appeal bond filed within twenty-four hours after the rendition of the judgment of eviction. * * * ””

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Rourke v. Cloud · Papa v. Sullivan

2. ““In the case at bar the defense set up was not supported by the oath of either of the defendants, and their attempt to furnish such support, after judgment had been rendered against them, did not meet the requirements of the law. They were, therefore, not entitled to a suspensive appeal, and the court a qua was without authority to grant it. * * * ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Papa v. Sullivan

3. ““We hold, therefore, that defendants herein having failed to answer plaintiff’s rule under oath pleading an affirmative defense prior to the rendition of the judgment of eviction herein complained of are not entitled to suspensive appeal.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Papa v. Sullivan