Spivak v. Sachs’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 federal appellate · 2 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Plaintiff correctly advised defendant that he would not be able to appear in any action and that the services he could perform would be limited to advice and consultation with the attorneys appearing for her. With complete understanding of the situation and under circumstances that clearly showed that it was contemplated that the services would be paid for, plaintiff came to New York and performed the services that were requested.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 235 F. Supp. 1 - Spanos v. Skouras Theatres Corporation

2. ““The statutory purpose is the protection of the public against representation by persons who are exempt from the regulatory provisions which govern those admitted to practice.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 235 F. Supp. 1 - Spanos v. Skouras Theatres Corporation

3. ““But where, as here, a solitary incident is presented, and no otherwise improper act or holding out is involved, the statute is not violated.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 235 F. Supp. 1 - Spanos v. Skouras Theatres Corporation