Peabody v. DiMeglio’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) A person shall not bring or maintain an action to enforce a noncontractual money obligation unless, after the claim first accrued to the person or to someone through whom he or she claims, the person commences the action within the applicable period of time prescribed by this section. * * * (3) Except as provided in subsection (4), 2 the period of limitations is 10 years for an action founded upon a judgment or decree rendered in a court of record of this state, or in a court of record of the United States or of another state of the United States, from the time of the rendition of the judgment or decree .... Within the applicable period of limitations prescribed by this subsection, an action may be brought upon the judgment or decree for a new judgment or decree. The new judgment or decree is subject to this subsection. [Emphasis added.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 321 Mich. App. 647 - Kristopher S O'Leary v. Christine a O'Leary

2. “'[T]he law operates to imply a contract in order to prevent unjust enrichment,' and ... this will not occur if there is already an express contract on the same subject matter.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Kravitz v. Summersett (In re Great Lakes Comnet, Inc.)

3. “when the property was sold and the [husband] failed to pay [the wife] half of the proceeds.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 321 Mich. App. 647 - Kristopher S O'Leary v. Christine a O'Leary