King v. Bass’s Empirical Analysis

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10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““This Court considered the duty of the trial judge to instruct on burden of proof in the case of Watt v. Crews, 261 N.C. 143 , 134 S.E. 2d 199 , wherein Denny, C. J., speaking for the Court, stated: ‘ “In Tippite v. R. R., 234 N.C. 641 , 68 S.E. 2d 285 , this Court said: ‘G.S. 1-180, as amended, requires that the judge “shall declare and explain the law arising on the evidence given in the case.” This places a duty upon the presiding judge to instruct the jury as to the burden of proof upon each issue arising upon the pleadings. It is said that “ ‘the rule as to the burden of proof is important and indispensable in the administration of justice. It constitutes a substantial right of the party upon whose adversary the burden rests; and, therefore, it should be carefully guarded and rigidly enforced by the court. S. v. Falkner, 182 N.C. 793 , and cases cited.’ Hosiery Co. v. Express Co., 184 N.C. 478 .” Coach Co. v. Lee, 218 N.C. 820 , 11 S.E. 2d 841 ; Crain v. Hutchins, 226 N.C. 642 , 39 S.E. 2d 831 .’ ” ’”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Foy v. Bremson