Newberry v. Johnson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““By the term ‘necessaries’ is not’ confined to merely such things as are required for a bare existence, but include those things without which the individual cannot comfortably live, and which are useful, and suitable, and necessary, and proper, for his support, use, and comfort in, life, taking into consideration the minor’s status and condition in life. And, where the infant is a married man', he is permitted to furnish his wife with necessaries, and you will take into consideration those things which are necessary for husband and wife as well as for the husband alone, and by the term ‘necessaries’ as applied to the husband is meant such things as the husband should supply to his family, and which are suited to their condition and station in life, their needs and wants, in so far as his ability will permit.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Newberry v. Johnson