558 So. 2d 877 - Isbell v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"`This Court has generally held that improper arguments by an attorney are not sufficient grounds for a new trial without a timely objection and a ruling by the trial court or a refusal by the trial court to make a ruling. Lawrence v. Alabama Power Co., 385 So.2d 986, 987 (Ala.1980). The exception to this rule is "where the comment is so prejudicial that its effect is ineradicable." Banner Welders, Inc. v. Knighton, 425 So.2d 441, 450 (Ala. 1982).' " Isbell v. Smith, 558 So.2d 877, 881 (Ala. 1989), cert. denied, 498 U.S. 821 , 111 S.Ct. 68 , 112 L.Ed.2d 42 (1990)."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Prattville Memorial Chapel v. Parker · 589 So. 2d 169 - Alfa Mut. Ins. Co. v. Moreland

2. ““Where several claims or parties have been joined, the suit may be brought in any county in which any one of the claims could properly have been brought. Whenever an action has been commenced in a proper county, additional claims and parties may be joined, pursuant to Rules 13, 14, 22 and 24, as ancillary thereto, without regard to whether that county would be a proper venue for an independent action on such claims or against such parties.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Lakeside, Ltd. v. Lawyers Title Insurance Corp.

3. “' Ex parte Shelby County, 516 So.2d 525, 527 (Ala.1987) (quoting Ex parte Ford, 431 So.2d 1194, 1196 (Ala.1983), quoting Alabama Youth Services Board v. Ellis, 350 So.2d 405, 408 (Ala.1977)). A material defendant has been further defined by this Court as `”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ex Parte Boles