Slowke v. Altermatt’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “‘ ‘ That in any civil action hereafter commenced in this State, whenever the defendant shall have entered upon his defense to the action in open court, the plaintiff shall not be allowed to discontinue his suit or submit to a nonsuit without the consent of the defendant.” 3 Comp. Laws 1929, § 14335 (Stat. Ann. § 27.1081).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Wicks v. Wayne Circuit Judge

2. ““Neither in the circuit court nor in this court is any point made of plaintiff’s failure to pay or tender payment of costs up to the time of making his motion, and hence it is not for consideration on this appeal. ’ ’”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Slowke v. Altermatt