Wood v. Smith’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. ““While the cross-complaint is wanting in language completely expressing Smith’s cause of action, this vice could have been reached by motion to make more definite and certain. In the absence of such a motion it must be presumed that the cross-defendant was not without information as to the nature of the claim. The language is sufficient to suggest a legal duty upon Wood's part to fulfill a contractual obligation, and his failure to do so.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
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