Kemp v. Britt’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[a]fter suit has been commenced on any cause of action, the legislature shall have no power to take away such cause of action, or destroy any existing defense to such suit.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 853 So. 2d 933 - City of Daphne v. City of Spanish Fort

2. “shall be the obligation of the State of Alabama.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 858 So. 2d 257 - Lyons v. River Road Constr., Inc.