Cody v. Leapley’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “if the cause of action is independent of the notice requirement, such as is the case herein in regard to a claim of wrongful seizure of one's property, the statute is found to be in the nature of a statute of limitation. As such, under SDCL 15-6-8(c) it is in the nature of an affirmative defense and must not only be pled, but to be granted relief under SDCL 15-6-56, it must be established as a matter of uncontroverted fact.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Wolff v. Secretary of the South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks Department

2. “No action for the recovery of damages for personal injury, property damage, error or omission or death caused by a public entity or its employees may be maintained against the public entity or its employees unless written notice of the time, place and cause of the injury is given to the public entity as provided by this chapter within one hundred eighty days after the injury.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Isakson v. Parris

3. “The nonproduction or suppression by a party of evidence which is within his power to produce and which is material to an issue in the case justifies the inference that it would be unfavorable to him if produced.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Leisinger v. Jacobson