Bydalek v. Brines’s Empirical Analysis

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24 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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “An application for a continuance shall be made by a written motion accompanied by the affidavit of the applicant or some other credible person setting forth the facts upon which the application is based, unless the adverse party consents that the application for continuance may be made orally. In any application for continuance made within thirty days of the date the matter is scheduled to be heard, the lawyer shall certify that the party for whose benefit the motion is filed has been consulted, that the party is aware of the contents of the motion, and the party’s position with respect to the motion.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re PD · In Re Marriage of House

2. “when the judgment operates prejudicially and directly on a party’s personal or property rights or interests and such effect is an immediate and not merely a possible remote consequence.... [A]n examination of the whole body of case law on this subject impels the conclusion that whether or not a [party] is ‘aggrieved’ may not be determined by ap plication of any definition or formula but depends upon the circumstances of the particular situation at hand.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Claim for benefits of Howard v. Joplin Stone Co.

3. “`[o]nly in extreme cases where it clearly appears that the moving party ... is free of any dereliction.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re PD