August v. Collins’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

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

1. ““Where a bond is given under the authority of a statute, that which is not expressed' but should have been incorporated, is included in the bond. ’ ’”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Green v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. · Williamson v. Williams

2. ““The court in which any action or proceedings shall be pending, shall have power to amend any process, pleading or proceeding in such action or proceeding, either in form or substance, for the furtherance of justice, on such terms as shall be just, at any time before judgment or decree rendered therein. The court at every stage of the action or proceedings shall disregard any error or defect in the proceedings, which do [does] not affect the substantial rights of the parties.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Coates v. Milner Hotels, Inc.

3. ““shall prosecute said appeal with all due diligence to a decision in said circuit court and if a judgment shall be rendered against him in said court, shall pay the amount of said judgment, including the costs of said appeal.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Leighton v. Lambert