Smith v. Hobart’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. ““Was it valid? We have no doubt about it. The case is beyond the aid of the liberality extended to pleadings before magistrates. The declaration not only lacks matter of substance, but is wholly vague and uncertain. No one can gather from it any clear notion of the essential characteristics of the complaint intended to be asserted.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Prest-O-Lite Co. v. Widrig

2. ““The plaintiff declares in assumpsit specially for damages for breach of warranty on a pair of horses purchased of defendant, and claims damages of $200.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Prest-O-Lite Co. v. Widrig