Davis v. Rhodes’s Empirical Analysis
1949
Citation profile
37
cited by 37 later decisions
2
states following
August 1969
most recently cited
37 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Presnell v. . Beshears · Blackmore v. . Winders · Livingston v. . Investment Co. · Hoke v. . Glenn · Lassiter v. Railroad Co.
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 37 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““Right to demur where the complaint contains a defective statement of a good cause of action is waived by filing answer, but demurrer to a statement of a defective cause of action is not waived by answer, but may be made at any time before final judgment.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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