Miller v. Miller’s Empirical Analysis

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

1. “* * * The sole purpose and aim of the statute is to permit a party aggrieved, under a proper application to prove an exception actually taken to a ruling actually made, and when so proven the exception and ruling and the facts applicable thereto become a part of the record on appeal, but not in the nature of an amendment to the bill of exceptions or statement on appeal as settled by the trial court. * * *”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Quinn v. Quinn · Nevada Transfer & Warehouse Co. v. Peterson

2. “* * * If the judge shall in any case refuse to allow an exception in accordance with the facts, any party aggrieved thereby may petition the supreme court for leave to prove the same, and shall have the right so to do, in such mode and manner and according to such regulations as the supreme court may prescribe, or by rules impose, and such exceptions as are allowed by said supreme court shall become a part of the record of the case.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Quinn v. Quinn

3. “if it be anything it is only a case in which certain exceptions contended for by petitioner have not been allowed.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Nevada Transfer & Warehouse Co. v. Peterson