Downe v. Askey’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““We are convinced that it would have been better practice if the trial court had drawn the judgment in the form of a declaratory judgment undertaking to declare the rights of the parties with reference to prepayment of the principal of the note. The parties would then have had the judgment as a guide to go by in determining their rights. “We have found no Texas case dealing with the question of how the parties are affected when the trial court renders a take nothing judgment in a suit where the relief sought is declaratory relief. We have, however, found out of state cases on the subject. “The law appears to be that since no technical form is prescribed for the declaration of rights in a declaratory judgment action, the form of a judgment rendered in such an action is sufficient if the rights of the parties that are sought in the suit to be ascertained can be ascertained from the judgment rendered when considered in view of the controversy involved along with the findings of fact and conclusions of law filed in the case by the trial court.” (Citations omitted)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Estes v. Wilson

2. ““The decree rendered by the trial court in this case, when considered in view of the controversy involved, along with the trial court’s findings of fact and conclusions of law, fully declare the rights of the parties on the issues involved.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Estes v. Wilson