Castel v. Mitchell’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. “held regular hours on Thursday mornings” at the Downtown Jewish Home for the Aged. Papers were served at the hospital, and the physician in question who was making his rounds at the time, was given a copy of the complaint by a nurse. He read the complaint and then refused to accept it. The court held that service was proper and was effective when the physician received and read the complaint, and the fact that he thereafter returned the complaint did not render service invalid. 9 . The court below stated at page 9 of its opinion:”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 332 Pa. Super. 507 - Martin v. Gerner

2. “to assure that a defendant will receive actual notice of the commencement of an action against him and of his duty to defend.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Cope v. INSURANCE COM'R OF COM.