Bashrum Ex Rel. Bashrum v. Vinson’s Empirical Analysis

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15 state decisions

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

1. ““Appellees have moved this Court to strike and not consider said voir dire transcript. We agree with appellees that appellant has failed to bring forward the alleged improper action of the trial court in such manner that it may be considered by this Court. Bolstad v. Egleson, Tex.Civ.App., Houston, 1959, 326 S.W.2d 506 ; Stein v. Boehme, Tex.Civ.App., Eastland, 1957, 302 S.W.2d 663 ; City of Houston v. Huber, Tex.Civ.App., Houston, 1958, 311 S.W.2d 488 ; Smith v. United Gas Pipe Line Co., 149 Tex. 69 , 228 S.W.2d 139 . “Our Supreme Court, in Pritchett v. Highway Insurance Underwriters [ 158 Tex. 116 ], 309 S.W.2d 46 , 50 stated: ‘Only when the complaining party has presented the matter in a bill of exceptions is the opportunity afforded to his adversary and to the court for the addition of an appropriate qualification that might render harmless argument that otherwise would be improper or prejudicial.’ We think the same reasoning is applicable to the matter complained of in this case. It is apparent from the voir dire transcript and from the statement of appellees’ counsel contained therein that such transcript does not contain a complete record of what transpired on the voir dire examination of the jury generally. Had the alleged improper action been brought forward properly in a bill of exception, it is quite probable that there would have been added thereto some appropriate qualification that might serve as an important factor in deciding whether the court erred.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Erwin Ex Rel. Erwin v. Consolvo