Harper v. McCoy’s Empirical Analysis
1981
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
2
states following
October 1992
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on L-J, Inc. v. South Carolina State Highway Department
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“'the object to be attained in proceedings for restitution is the prevention of unjust enrichment of defendant and the securing for plaintiff of that to which he is justly and in good conscience entitled.... [I]f one obtains the property or the proceeds of property of another, without a right to do so, restitution in a proper case can be compelled.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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