Freasman v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““It follows that the decree # # * having been entered as a consent decree, it in no way prejudiced or injuriously affected the rights of appellant. He was neither a party nor privy to any party to that suit. It was not a decree pronounced by the court in the exercise of judicial function, but was only a contract between the parties to it. It is wholly ineffective as to all persons not parties to it. As to appellant, it was not an adjudication and he is not in any sense affected by it.” ( 379 Ill. 79, 88 .)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 94 Ill. App. 3d 492 - People Ex Rel. Thomas v. Village of Sleepy Hollow

2. “"When these provisions, from which its purposes clearly appear, were brought to the attention of the court in any manner, the court, for its own protection, and for the maintenance of its own proper dignity, should have set it aside on its own motion."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 168 So. 2d 164 - State Ex Rel. Booth v. Byington