Duncan v. Duncan’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

20 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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[a]n order that completely decides the merits of an action ... constitutes a final judgment for purposes of appeal even when the trial court reserves for later determination collateral issues such as attorney's fees and costs .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 253 N.C. App. 508 - Radiator Specialty Co. v. Arrowood Indem. Co. · 252 N.C. App. 237 - Thompson v. Town of White Lake

2. “A final judgment is one which disposes of the cause as to all the parties, leaving nothing to be judicially determined between them in the trial court.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 252 N.C. App. 237 - Thompson v. Town of White Lake