Vyse v. Richards’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Defenses which formerly required a plea in bar cannot be made under the summary proceedings of a motion to dismiss.” Vyse v. Richards, supra.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Second National Bank v. Gamble · Haney v. Grand Rapids Trust Co.

2. ““Under the repeated decisions of this court the statute of limitations must be pleaded and the defense cannot be raised by demurrer. Whitworth v. Pelton, 81 Mich. 98 ; Shank v. Woodworth, 111 Mich. 642 ; Renackowsky v. Board of Water Com’rs, 122 Mich. 613; First National Bank v. Steel, 136 Mich. 588 ; Township of Forest v. American Bonding Co., 180 Mich. 90 . The defense is a bar to the action and should be so pleaded in order to be available.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Sandusky Grain Co. v. Borden's Condensed Milk Co.

3. ““By section 4, chapter 14, Act No. 314, Pub. Acts 1915 (3 Comp. Laws 1915, § 12456), demurrers, pleas in abatement and pleas to the jurisdiction, are abolished and a motion to dismiss is substituted.’' Vyse v. Richards, 208 Mich. 383 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Second National Bank v. Gamble