Pike v. Reed’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Subject to limited exceptions not applicable in this case, ‘ “ ‘ “an appeal will lie only from a final judgment.” ’ ” ’ Busby v. Lewis, 993 So.2d 31, 33 (Ala.Civ.App.2008) (quoting Owens v. Owens, 739 So.2d 511, 513 (Ala.Civ.App.1999), in turn quoting Taylor v. Taylor, 398 So.2d 267, 269 (Ala.1981)). “ ‘ “ A final judgment is one that completely adjudicates all matters in controversy between the parties. An order that does not dispose of all claims or determine the rights and liabilities of all the parties to an action is not a final judgment. In such an instance, an appeal may be had “only upon an express determination that there is no just reason for delay and upon an express direction for the entry of judgment.” See Rule 54(b), Ala. R. Civ. P.’ ” ’ “Busby v. Lewis, 993 So.2d at 34 (quoting Adams v. NaphCare, Inc., 869 So.2d 1179, 1181 (Ala.Civ.App.2003), in turn quoting Eubanks v. McCollum, 828 So.2d 935, 937 (Ala.Civ.App.2002)).””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Miller v. Jones

2. “an appeal will lie only from a final judgment.” ’”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 164 So. 3d 606 - M.G.D. v. L.B.