Harvey v. Denton’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 8 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Of course, if a limitation statute is so applied as not to allow a reasonable time after the law goes into effect to bring suit upon actions which are not yet barred, it would be unconstitutional .... Had the Court in this case denied a suit filed within two years from the effective date of the new limitation period, we would conclude that a reasonable time was not allowed to enforce an accrued right. But in this case, suit was filed after the period allowed by the statute itself and we conclude the remedy was barred.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Doran v. Compton

2. “There shall be commenced and prosecuted within two years after the cause of action shall have accrued, and not afterward, all actions or suits in court of the following description: * * * * * * 6. Action for injury done to the person of another.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Baldridge v. Howard

3. “[T]his Act shall take effect upon its passage and expire on December 31, 1977 ...,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 789 F. Supp. 819 - Dayton School Dist. v. US Mineral Products