Wells v. Patton’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 14 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Before a summons can be rightfully issued from one county to another, the person served with the summons in the county in which the action is brought must have a real and substantial interest in the subject of the action adverse to the plaintiff, and against whom some substantial relief may be obtained; .and the action must be rightfully brought in the county in which it is brought, and as against the person served with summons in such county.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Bolling v. Campbell

2. ““Perhaps a defense to the merits may be united with a plea to the jurisdiction, but if this is done the trial court ought to settle the question'of jurisdiction before proceeding to try the other issues in the case. If Wells had asked that to be done in this case, then we think we might say that he did not waive anything by answering even to the merits.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Mortgage Trust Co. v. Norris