Holt v. Holt’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

56 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 56 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““A judge is precluded from acting in his official capacity ‘in any cause to which he is a party, or in which he is interested,’ * * * but the prohibition does not extend to cases where the interest is simply in some question of law involved in the controversy. The statute very properly stops short of that, as judges must often, and necessarily, consider and decide questions which may be applicable to their own rights, or to their property, should they be fortunate enough to possess any.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Edwards v. Carter

2. ““Whenever this' fiduciary relationship or undue influence, either one or both, are made to appear in any case, and an inadequate or hurtful contract is entered into by virtue and under the operation thereof, the injured party, by timely, proper action, will always be given relief. Such is the law as declared by law writers and courts in as many cases as the situation has presented itself.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Mann v. Mann

3. ““Under this statute we entertain no doubt that any change or modification, or any order in reference to the child, should be made on motion in the original action, but there is no specific limitation in our statutes requiring the action to vacate or modify a judgment or decree for fraud practiced in obtaining the same to be brought in the original action.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Stoner v. Weiss