Lipscomb v. Doe’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

41 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 43 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Whenever the claim or defense asserted in amended pleadings arose out of the conduct, transaction, or occurrence set forth ... in the original pleading, the amendment relates back to the date of the original pleading. An amendment changing the party or the naming of the party ... against whom a claim is asserted relates back if the foregoing provision is satisfied and if, within the period provided by law for commencing an action or within 120 days after commencement of the action, the party to be brought in by amendment (1) has received such notice of the institution of the action that the party will not be prejudiced in maintaining a defense on the merits, and (2) knew or should have known that, but for a mistake concerning the identity of the proper party, the action would have been brought against the party.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Doyle v. Frost

2. “because the statute of limitations had run against the ... defendant, then the plaintiff could not maintain an action against her uninsured motorist carrier.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Kimberlee Williams v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company