Mason v. Waters’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

22 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 22 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““1. Within the meaning of Section 2305.17, Revised Code, as it read prior to amendment effective October 30, 1965, the filing of a petition and praecipe for the issuance of summons does not constitute the commencement of an action or an attempt to commence an action equivalent to its commencement, when there has been no effective service of summons upon defendant within the time limit prescribed by that statute. “2. In an action for bodily injuries, where a petition and praecipe are filed within two years from the accrual of the cause of action and summons is issued for defendant, but service of summons is quashed after the expiration of the two-year limitation period prescribed by Section 2305.10, Revised Code, upon the ground that there was no effective service of summons upon the defendant, the ruling of the court on the motion to quash is not a failure ‘otherwise than upon the merits’ so as to authorize the bringing of a new action within one year from the date of dismissal under Section 2305.19, Revised Code.””

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Davis v. Fox · 50 Ohio St. 2d 63 - Lash v. Miller

2. ““In the instant case, the petition and precipe were filed prior to the expiration of the period of limitation, and summons was timely issued, but proper service of summons was not obtained. The question was whether the action had been commenced at all, since the court had no personal jurisdiction of the defendant.” (Emphasis ours.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 9 Ohio App. 2d 310 - Krabill v. Gibbs