McAllester v. McAllester’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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

1. “"We refused to grant the writ in this case and filed a memorandum opinion in which we set forth our reasons for such action and ordered that it be filed. In most cases the Clerk is directed to notify counsel that the petition has either been denied or granted and nothing more. If granted, of course, the case is set down for argument, as required by statute. If denied the matter is ended as we have refused to take jurisdiction." 217 Tenn. at 232, 233 , 396 S.W.2d at 366 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Pairamore v. Pairamore

2. “"[W]e have no jurisdiction to entertain this motion since this case is not now and has never been before this Court. ..... It would seem to us axiomatic that the denial of the writ would be sufficient to show that we refused to take jurisdiction because we felt that the action of the Court of Appeals was correct." 217 Tenn. at 232 , 396 S.W.2d at 366 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Pairamore v. Pairamore

3. “Unless the writ of certiorari be granted, the case does not get into this court. It is not until the writ is granted that `the original transcript ... shall be filed in the supreme court.' ... When certiorari is denied, the result is that this court thereby refuses to take jurisdiction of the case.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Pairamore v. Pairamore