Gillespie v. Rowe’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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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. “Neglect is shown but no excuse for it. It is clear that the alleged extensions do not comply with Circuit Court Rule 14. No excuse is offered why the rule was not complied with and no reason whatsoever appears why counsel for defendant needed fifty-two days to answer a simple contract claim complaint. Any confusion surrounding the telephone conversation resulted because counsel for defendant chose not to comply with Circuit Court Rule 14.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Em-Co Metal Products, Inc. v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.