In re Morse’s Empirical Analysis
1964
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Rich v. Ervin · 131 Cal. App. 2d 713 - Johnson v. Brauner · 62 Cal. App. 2d 86 - Schuler-Knox Co. v. Smith · Reid v. Englehart-Davidson Mercantile Co. · Southwick v. Davis
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The rule of the common law, that statutes in derogation thereof are to be strictly construed, has no application to this Code. The Code establishes the law of this State respecting the subject to which it relates, and its provisions are to be liberally construed with a view to effect its objects and to promote justice.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Elliott v. Ostman““[w]hen the declaration contains the essence of the statutory requirements” the courts have upheld a reasonably successful attempt to follow the prescribed form but that they have refused to dispense entirely with any of the essential matters set forth in [the statute].”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Matcha v. Winn“It is difficult to imagine the precise purpose of this provision. It is admitted on all hands that the correctness or incorrectness of the estimate has no effect whatever upon the validity of the claim.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Elliott v. Ostman
How this case has been treated — in progress
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