Bunton v. Abernathy’s Empirical Analysis

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8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The construction adopted by the court in Orman v. Van Arsdell, supra, is in line with what is said to be the weight of authority. In 17 R.C.L. 837, § 199, under `Limitation of Actions' the author says: `According to the generally accepted doctrine, if the statute provides that the period of limitation shall not run in favor of a debtor who is absent from or out of the state, the saving clause extends to foreigners, or those who have never resided in the state, as well as to citizens who may be temporarily absent. Whether the defendant be a resident of the state, and only absent for a time, or whether he resides altogether out of the state, is immaterial. He is equally within the proviso.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Goldsworthy's Estate

2. “2921. If, after a cause of action accrues, a defendant removes from the territory, the time during which he shall be a non-resident of the territory shall not be included in computing any of the periods of limitation above provided.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Goldsworthy's Estate