Garrison v. Jones’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

25 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 25 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““A civil action may be dismissed by the plaintiff without prejudice without order of court any time prior to the introduction of evidence. After the introduction of evidence is commenced, a plaintiff may dismiss his action without prejudice only by leave of court or by written consent of the adverse party. Leave of court shall be freely granted when justice so requires. A party who has once so dismissed a civil action and thereafter files another civil action upon the same claim shall be allowed to dismiss the same without prejudice only (1) upon filing a stipulation to that effect signed by the opposing party; or (2) on order of the court made on motion in which the ground for said dismissal shall be set forth.””

   6 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Washington University Medical Center Redevelopment Corp. v. Komen · State Ex Rel. Moore v. Sharp

2. “refers to the introduction of evidence at the trial of the cause on the merits.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Washington University Medical Center Redevelopment Corp. v. Komen · State Ex Rel. Moore v. Sharp

3. “Plaintiff-appellant had the right to dismiss the petition without prejudice at the time such was done in this case. That dismissal rendered the subsequent order of the circuit court, which overruled plaintiff’s motion to dismiss without prejudice and sustained defendant’s motion to dismiss with prejudice, a nullity.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State Ex Rel. Fisher v. McKenzie · Zinke v. Orskog