Davidson v. Suber’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 9 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Any person, corporation, partnership, or other legal entity having a valid claim against a person or corporation for services rendered, labor done, material furnished, ... or suits founded [upon a sworn account or accounts], may present the same to such persons or corporation or to any duly authorized agent thereof; and if, at the expiration of 30 days thereafter, the claim has not been paid or satisfied, and he should obtain judgment for any amount thereof as presented for payment to such persons or corporation, he may, if represented by an attorney, also recover, in addition to his claim and costs, a reasonable amount as attorney’s fees. . . . ””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Delta Steel Buildings Co. v. Crow · Welborn v. Woolfolk

2. ““Any person, corporation, partnership ... having a valid claim against a person or corporation for services rendered, labor done, material furnished ... may present the same to such persons ... and if, at the expiration of 30 days thereafter, payment for the just amount owing has not been tendered, the claimant may, if represented by an attorney, also recover, in addition to his claim and costs, a reasonable amount as attorney’s fees.” (emphasis added).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Karol v. Presidio Enterprises, Inc.