In re Pearson’s Empirical Analysis

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

1. “intentional deflecting of the Court from knowing all the facts necessary to make an appropriate judicial decision on the matter before it.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. John Pearson v. First Nh Mortgage Corporation Wadleigh Starr Peters Dunn & Chiesa Citizens Bank of New Hampshire Victor Dahar Geraldine Karonis

2. “[T]he facts of possible conflict were spread upon the record of this Court . . . .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. John Pearson v. First Nh Mortgage Corporation Wadleigh Starr Peters Dunn & Chiesa Citizens Bank of New Hampshire Victor Dahar Geraldine Karonis

3. “was involved [only] in some fairly routine matters”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. John Pearson v. First Nh Mortgage Corporation Wadleigh Starr Peters Dunn & Chiesa Citizens Bank of New Hampshire Victor Dahar Geraldine Karonis