Reece v. Montano’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The clerk of the district court shall docket such appeals on or before the second day of the next term of the district court or at any time after the papers, as; required in section 38-1803 [36-18-3], have been filed in his office, and upon payment to him of the fee as provided for in section 38-1805 [36-18-5], the docketing may be demanded by. any party to the cause. At any time after the appeal has been docketed the cause may be called for trial by any party by giving notice to the other party or parties in accordance with the applicable rules of civil procedure.” (Emphasis added)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. James

2. ““Although the justice of the peace loses jurisdiction when the appeal is granted and the bond approved, and the district court necessarily acquires immediate jurisdiction, and may require, for example, the justice of the peace to send up the proper and complete transcript and papers relating to the suit in due course and before the next term of court [citations omitted], it cannot be said the cause is at issue, and ready, over objections, to be tried at any time the cause is properly docketed, * * (Emphasis added.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Linton v. Farmington Municipal Schools