Morton v. Pusey’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

16 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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Counsel for plaintiff in error did not make any objection nor take any exception to the charge so far as the law stated or omitted was concerned, but asked that two of the written instructions which he had before passed up, and which two he then again presented, should be given. The court refused both. One of them contained a proper element which went to the measure of damages, the substance of which should have in some manner been given to the jury, but as offered these instructions were properly refused for the reason that they were.in writing when the court had determined to charge the jury orally and had so advised counsel before beginning to instruct. ’ ’”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Northern Coal & Supply Co. v. Mueller Bros. Fuel Co.

2. ““It is, however, beyond the power of the legislature to make any provision in reference to the jurisdiction of or practice in the municipal court which would effect such a change in the organization or functions of the court that it could no longer be regarded as a municipal or city court.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 340 Ill. App. 503 - United Biscuit Co. v. Voss Truck Lines, Inc.