Grant v. Griffin’s Empirical Analysis

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6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “These criticisms may well be justified; and no doubt the injustice which the statute has wrought has prompted our adoption of a liberal policy of admitting testimony whenever a reasonable construction or application of the statute will permit. See Harper v. Johnson, 162 Tex. 117 , 345 S.W.2d 277 (1961); Ragsdale v. Ragsdale, 142 Tex. 476 , 179 S.W.2d 291 (1944). But to interpret the statute liberally is far different from nullifying or repealing it. The statute is not court-made law. It was enacted by the Legislature acting well within the boundaries of legislative power, and challenges to the wisdom of legislative action must be addressed to the Legislature and not to the courts.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bragg v. Wittneben

2. “In the course of our opinion we referred to a dictionary definition of the word “transaction,” but the definition did not control our decision. On the contrary, our decision was ruled by our conclusion that the “impersonal, fortuitous and involuntary relationship” between the parties should not be construed as a “transaction” within the meaning of the statute.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bragg v. Wittneben