Epps v. Remmel’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

23 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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““* * * To take a simple example, if in an action on a promissory note, the defendant in his answer denies the making of the note; the plaintiff makes a motion for a sumimary judgment, accompanying it by an affidavit of a person who swears that he saw the defendant sign the note; and the defendant does not file an opposing affidavit, summary judgment should be rendered for the plaintiff. ’'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Douglas v. Citizens Bank of Jonesboro

2. ““* * * The opposition to the motion cannot always successfully take his stand on the content of his pleading alone. If the movant makes a case for summary judgment the opponent must come from behind ‘the shielding cloak of formal allegations and demonstrate a genuine issue.’ ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Sleeper v. Sweetser