Beckwith v. Douglas’s Empirical Analysis

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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. ““It is enough that he is distinctly and clearly -notified that such a suit has been commenced and is pending against him, and notified from such a source, and within such a time, that, by the exercise of ordinary and reasonable care and prudence, he can ascertain all details and make his defense. And where a good and meritorious defense is presented, courts will not scan too closely or technically any omission to pay prompt attention to uncertain and indefinite notices.” (p. 234.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Dunlap v. Denison