Hess v. Pawloski’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

223 federal appellate · 185 district · 728 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 1,520 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “In the public interest the State may make and enforce regulations reasonably calculated to promote care on the part of all, residents and nonresidents alike, who use its highways.”). 12 . Alaska law provides that”

   10 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States v. Technic Services, Inc. · Davidson v. Henry L. Doherty & Co.

2. “(a) The engaging by a nonresident, or by his duly authorized agent, in any one or more of the acts specified in subdivisions (1) through (7) of this subsection shall be deemed equivalent to an appointment by such nonresident of the secretary of state, or his successor in office, to be his true and lawful attorney upon whom may be served all lawful process in any action or proceeding against him, in any circuit court in this State, including an action or proceeding brought by a nonresident plaintiff or plaintiffs, for a cause of action arising from or growing out of such act or acts, and the engaging in such act or acts shall be a signification of such nonresident’s agreement that any such process against him, which is served in the manner hereinafter provided, shall be of the same legal force and validity as though such nonresident were personally served with a summons and complaint within this State; (1)Transacting any business in this State; (2) Contracting to supply services or things in this State; (3) Causing tortious injury by an act or omission in this State; (4) Causing tortious injury in this State by an act or omission outside this State if he regularly does or solicits business, or engages in any other persistent course of conduct, or derives substantial revenue from goods used or consumed or services rendered in this State; (5) Causing injury in this State to any person by breach of warranty expressly or impliedly made in the sale of goods outside this State when ”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Jacobsen v. Brown · 403 So. 2d 1292 - Trailer Exp., Inc. v. Gammill

3. ““In order to insure that a defendant so served shall receive actual notice of the action, the statute provides that such service shall be sufficient only ‘provided that notice of such service and a copy of the summons are forthwith sent by regis tered mail by the plaintiff to the defendant and the defendant’s return receipt, the plaintiff’s affidavit of compliance herewith, and a copy of the summons and complaint are filed with the clerk of the court in which the action is pending.’ Where the statute has been complied with and the defendant has received actual notice, a judgment rendered is in accordance with due process of law * * * ” Id. 255 N.Y. at page 492 , 175 N.E. at page 187 .”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Jones v. Paxton · Kerr, Administrator v. Greenstein