Bell v. Bowles’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The vital question in this case is whether or not such failure -shall be given the effect of denying to- the entry upon the claim docket by Swofford, the then acting county judge, conclusive effect. If without such indorsement the mere entry of approval upon the claim docket, as is also provided in article 3447, gave such entry the force' and effect of a final judgment, as provided in article 3452, then the judgment of the district court should be affirmed.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bowles v. Bell

2. ““When the court has acted-upon a claim its action shall be entered upon the claim docket and the date thereof, and the county judge shall also indorse upon such claim or annex thereto a memorandum in writing, signed by him officially and dated, stating the action of the court upon such claim, whether approved or disapproved, or if approved in part and rejected in part, stating1 the amount approved, and also stating the classification of such claim.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bowles v. Bell

3. ““The action of the court in approving or disapproving a claim shall have the force and effect of a final judgment.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bowles v. Bell