State v. Barnhill’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

32 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 32 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ * * * we have held many times that where unrelated assignments of error are argued in bulk, that is, are grouped and argued together, and one is found to be without merit, the others will not be considered. — Atlanta Life Ins. Co. v. Ash, 228 Ala. 184 , 153 So. 261 ; Pierson v. Busby, 279 Ala. 201 , 183 So.2d 796 ; Henry v. Jackson, 279 Ala. 225 , 184 So.2d 133 ; Piper Ice Cream Co. v. Midwest Dairy Products Corp., 279 Ala. 471 , 187 So.2d 228 ; Johnston v. Byrd, 279 Ala. 491 , 187 So.2d 246 .””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Mabrey v. Dickson

2. ““We hold that the revision, supra, mandates that each assignment of error shall list the page or pages of the transcript on which the ruling is recorded, and that it has application to all appeals submitted after March 21, 1966.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Wiggins v. Stapleton Baptist Church