Young v. Pitts’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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. “an offer of proof must be made, either before the close of evidence or, if time does not permit, in a post-hearing written motion, stating what evidence would have been produced had additional time been allowed and how the party seeking to introduce that evidence was prejudiced by its being excluded.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Aughenbaugh v. Williams

2. “be raised 'at the earliest possible moment consistent with good pleading and orderly procedure.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Mo. Dep't of Soc. Servs. v. K.M.U. (In re Interest of M.J.M.)