Godwin v. Clark’s Empirical Analysis

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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. “When matters of accounting are in issue before the referee, he may prescribe the form in which the accounts shall be submitted.... [U]pon a showing that the form of statement is insufficient, the referee may require a different form of statement to be furnished, or the accounts of specific items thereof to be proved by oral examination of the accounting parties or upon written interrogatories or in such other manner as he directs.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 254 N.C. App. 706 - Mitchell, Brewer, Richardson, Adams, Burge & Boughman v. Brewer

2. “the trial court and referee did not comply with the terms of Rule 53 in that [the] referee did not conduct hearings, examine witnesses under oath, admit exhibits into evidence, prepare a record, make definite findings of fact and conduct an audit before making the valuation.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 254 N.C. App. 706 - Mitchell, Brewer, Richardson, Adams, Burge & Boughman v. Brewer

3. “[a]t the time the order for a compulsory reference was entered, plaintiff did not object to the contents of the order. Plaintiff cannot now complain.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 254 N.C. App. 706 - Mitchell, Brewer, Richardson, Adams, Burge & Boughman v. Brewer