Ex Parte Buck’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““It is well-established that the pendency of an action for divorce in another state is not a bar, nor a cause for a stay of proceedings, in a similar action between the same parties in the state, where jurisdiction of defendant is obtained by personal service of process. A stay is not a matter of right, but rests within the sound discretion of the court.” [Citations omitted.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Shedlock v. Revoir

2. “Professor Leflar sums up the “prior pendency” rule: “The mere pendency of an action in one state has no effect upon the right to bring an action in another. Whichever suit is first carried to judgment then bars the other, but it is only the rendition of judgment which has that effect.” Leflar, American Conflicts Law (Student Edition), § 73, p. 169.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Shedlock v. Revoir