Linder v. Murdy’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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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 plaintiff’s bill of particulárs in this action shows substantially the following: First, the action between plaintiff and Shields; the affidavit and summons in garnishment; the answer of said garnishee, and upon said answer the order of the justice, directing him to pay into court the amount the justice found due; second, the refusal of the defendant to comply with the order; the nature and character of the indebtedness between the defendant and Shields and Shields, and the prayer for judgment. This made an issue upon the entire garnishment proceedings, and to maintain the issue on the part of the plaintiff it would only be necessary for him to show such ansiuer and order; but the defendant would not be concluded from showing that the answer was made under a misapprehension of the facts, or that the answer had not been correctly made; but he might show in addition thereto whether he was indebted to Shields, 'and if so, when that indebtedness was due; and whether conditional or absolute, and the entire transaction between himself and Shields.” (p. 154.) (Italics ours.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Madden v. Pfeifer