Walter Dunn et al. v. Henry Clarke et al.’s Empirical Analysis

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31 federal appellate · 15 district · 13 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 132 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The injunction bill is not considered an original bill between the same parties, as at law; but if other parties are made in the bill, and different interests involved, it must be considered, to that extent, at least, an original bill, and the jurisdiction of the circuit court must depend upon the citizenship of the parties.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Webb v. Barnwall · McDonald v. Seligman

2. ““No doubt is entertained by the court, that jurisdiction of the ease may be sustained,” as Dunn is the representative of Graham. It was added that, “if Graham had lived, the Circuit Court might have issued an injunction to his judgment at law, without a personal service of process, except on his counsel, and, as Dunn is his representative, the court may do the same thing, as against him.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Higgins v. California Prune & Apricot Growers, Inc.

3. ““In the present case, several persons are made defendants who were not parties or privies to the suit at law, and no jurisdiction as to them can be exercised, by this or the Circuit Cburt.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Dutton v. First Nat. Bank of Waycross