Straney v. Smith’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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““After Mrs. Betty Smith had testified, Mrs. Samuel Smith was introduced as a witness. She testified to what she had heard transpire at Mrs. Straney’s house. Samuel Smith was next called to the stand and the plaintiff objected to his testifying because he had not been introduced before his wife, who was not a party to the suit. Sec. 606, subsection 3, Civil Code of Practice. Though the proceeding was irregular, we think it was within the discretion of the court to let Mr. Smith testify. There was certainly no prejudicial error in this. Edmonds v. Hensley, Ky., 240 S.W.2d 631 .””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Brown v. Smiley

2. “There was so much left for future settlement that it cannot be said there was a consummation of an agreement which would have become operative without the formality of executing written memorials thereof....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ct Massey Ct Bw v. Exxon Corporation Usa