Neely v. Jones’s Empirical Analysis

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4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “There is a very important difference. Ever since the decision in Werbe v. Holt [citation omitted], we have consistently held that a demurrer to the plaintiffs evidence should be sustained only if that proof, viewed in its most favorable light, would present no question of fact for a jury if the case were being tried at law. In such a situation the chancellor does not exercise fact-finding powers that involve determining questions of credibility or of the preponderance of the evidence. Brock v. Bates, 227 Ark. 173 , 297 S.W.2d 938 [1957]. [Emphasis supplied.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Swink v. Giffin