Patterson v. Barrie’s Empirical Analysis
1908
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
April 1922
most recently cited
1 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Brown v. Ohio National Bank · Dobbins v. Thomas · 19 App. D.C. 353 - Consumers' Brewing Co. v. Tobin
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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““If the' facts stated will, by any fair and reasonable construction, constitute a defense to tbe action within the scope of the defensive pleas, it is the right of the defendant to have the case tried by the jury. All that is required is that the facts alleged shall be sufiieient to indicate a substantial legal def( nse made in good faith.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. McCoy v. Duehay
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