Beasley v. Athens’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

23 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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The courts of appeals are courts of general appellate jurisdiction. This court is a court of limited appellate jurisdiction. Our jurisdiction must affirmatively and with certainty appear upon the record of the trial court at the time the appeal is granted, and may not rest in speculation and conjecture as to the amount involved”.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Vogrin v. Forum Cafeterias of America, Inc.

2. ““Plaintiff in his petition, asked $5,000 actual and $5,000 punitive damages. Ordinarily, this being an action for monetary relief, plaintiff’s prayer would vest appellate jurisdiction here. * * * ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Cady v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.