Conroy v. Perry’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ It is true that the mandate issued from this court directed a judgment upon the findings in favor of defendant, but we have heretofore held that such mandate does not compel a mere technical, blind and literal following thereof. It means simply that upon the facts as thus stated, such a judgment ought to be entered, leaving full discretion to the district court to act upon any new facts presented, and to act thereon as justice and equity may require. The idea that because this court upon certain facts has directed the entry of a specific judgment, the district court is therefore concluded from acting upon further facts presented is absurd.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. McDonald v. Swisher · Lynn v. McCue

2. ““While the lien law, like other provisions of the code, is to be construed liberally and in the interests of justice, so that if there be a doubt as to the day of the completion of the building, the doubt is to be resolved in favor of the lien claimant, yet such liberal construction does not permit that the terms of the statute itself be disregarded; and when the petition affirmatively discloses that the lien statement was filed nearly five months before the completion of the building, it does not disclose a valid lien.” (p. 475.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Salvation Army v. Watts