Robertson v. Barnett’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. “(b) The court may set aside a default judgment previously entered upon a showing of excusable neglect, unavoidable casualty or other just cause.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Burns v. Madden · Capitol City Manor, Inc. v. Culberson

2. “Appellants quote from decisions of this court prior to Acts 1955, No. 49, and from decisions of other courts construing similar statutes to the effect that the delay in responding to the complaint came about through "excusable neglect, unavoidable casualty or other just cause." The history of the law procedure before Acts 1955, No. 49, and the effect and purpose of the change brought about by Acts 1955, No. 49 can be found in Walden v. Metzler, 227 Ark. 782 , 301 S.W.2d 439 (1957) and Pyle v. Amsler, Judge, 227 Ark. 785 , 301 S.W.2d 441 (1957). The effect of the 1957 Amendment, Acts 1957, No. 53, which provided: ".... that nothing in this Act shall impair the discretion of the Court to set aside any default judgment upon showing of excusable neglect, unavoidable casualty or other just cause," has been considered in Interstate Fire Insurance Co. v. Tolbert, 233 Ark. 249 , 343 S.W.2d 784 (1961); Moore Adm's v. Robertson, 242 Ark. 413 , 413 S.W.2d 872 (1967); and Ryder Truck Rental v. Wren Oil Dist. Co., 253 Ark. 827 , 489 S.W.2d 236 (1973). * *”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Burns v. Madden

3. “excusable neglect, unavoidable casualty and other just cause.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Burns v. Madden