Freeman v. Delorme’s Empirical Analysis

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6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The courts have found it difficult to give any distinct definition of multifariousness, and the cases so nearly approach each other that it is difficult to distinguish them. No universal rule in regard to multifariousness can be laid down to cover all possible cases. It is largely a matter of discretion, and every case must, in a measure, be controlled by what is convenient and equitable under its own particular facts, subject to the recognized principles of equity jurisprudence. (Citations Omitted) As was stated in Adams v. Jones, 68 Ala. 117, 119 , 'And it is always proper to exercise this discretion in such manner as to discourage future litigation about the ’same subject-matter, and prevent a multiplicity of suits, and never so as to do plain violence to the maxim that courts of equity “delight to do justice, and not by halves.” ’ ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Goodwyn v. Jones