Burch v. Johnson’s Empirical Analysis

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4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Both injunction and prohibition do not lie where there is an adequate remedy through the ordinary channels of procedure. It is clear that Rule 364 . affords the relator the right to suspend the judgment against it by giving the supersedeas bond . . . thus staying [enforcement of the judgment]. Having a complete provisional remedy at law, the relators are not entitled to the relief sought.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Pace v. McEwen