Lightner v. . Boone’s Empirical Analysis

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4 federal appellate · 2 district · 14 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 25 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““At any stage thereof any action or proceeding in any court in which a person in military service is involved, either as plaintiff or defendant, during the period of such service or within sixty days thereafter may, in the discretion of the court in which it is pending, on its own motion, and shall, on application to it by such person or some person on his behalf, be stayed as provided in this Act, unless, in the opinion of the court, the ability of plaintiff to prose-”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Boone v. Lightner

2. “The federal question in this case is whether a stay of proceedings against a defendant in military service has been refused under circumstances which denied rights given by the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940. The controversy in which he was engaged is for state courts to settle, and we deal with the facts only as they relate to this federal question.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Glick Cleaning Laundry Co. v. Wade, Adm.

3. “that the defendant has had ample time and opportunity to properly prepare his defense in this case and that his military service has not prevented him from doing this.”

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