Lambert v. Warner’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A jury could reasonably conclude that had Appellants' purpose been to protect their property rights by forcing City to obtain a clarified demolition order, Appellants would have pursued the TRO actions to completion, and would not have dismissed the actions before adjudication on the merits. Appellants' short-lived lawsuits reasonably could support a conclusion that Appellants filed the TRO actions solely for the purpose of harassing or vexing City, which is not a proper purpose.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Impey v. Clithero

2. “if the action is confined to its regular and legitimate function in relation to the cause of action stated in the complaint[,] there is no abuse even if the plaintiff had an ulterior motive in bringing the action[ ] or ... knowingly brought suit upon an unfounded claim.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Impey v. Clithero

3. “The test is whether the process was used to accomplish some unlawful end or to compel the opposing party to do some collateral thing that he could not be compelled to do legally[,]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Impey v. Clithero