Moore v. People’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““At common law, there were no costs eo nomine. The unsuccessful party was amerced for his false claim, but not punished with costs as such. State v. Kinne, 41 N. H. 238; Bac. Ab., title ‘Costs’; 3 Black. Com. 399. Costs are the creature of the statute, and neither in England nor in this country are costs allowed to or against any party to an action or proceeding, except as authorized by statute.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 233 Ill. App. 483 - Mundy v. Pope County

2. ““In all criminal cases where the fees cannot be collected of the party convicted, or where the prosecution fails, the county board may, in its discretion, direct that the cost of the prosecution, or so much thereof as shall seem just and equitable, shall be paid out of the county treasury.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 233 Ill. App. 483 - Mundy v. Pope County

3. ““It is very clear that the allowance of fees or costs by the county board is, under that section, a condition precedent to the existence of any legal claim for such fees or costs against the county. ’ ’”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 233 Ill. App. 483 - Mundy v. Pope County