Cecil v. Cottrill’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

35 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 37 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Whenever the claim or defense asserted in the amended pleading arose out of the conduct, transaction, or occurrence set forth or attempted to be set forth in the original pleading, the amendment relates back to the date of the original pleading. An amendment changing the party against whom a claim is asserted relates back if the foregoing provision is satisfied and, within the period provided by law for commencing the action against him, the party to be brought in by amendment (1) has received such notice of the institution of the action that he will not be prejudiced in maintaining his defense on the merits, ■ and (2) knew or should have known that, but for a mistake concerning the identity of the proper party, the action would have been brought against him.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 179 Ohio App. 3d 455 - Mollette v. Portsmouth City Council · Reighard v. Cleveland Elec. Illuminating, Unpublished Decision (3-16-2006)

2. “within the period provided by law for commencing the action,”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Baeslach v. Dancy, Unpublished Decision (8-5-2004) · Reighard v. Cleveland Elec. Illuminating, Unpublished Decision (6-2-2006)

3. “[t]he language, `within the period provided by law for commencing the action,' as used in Civ.R. 15(C), includes the time for service allowed by Civ.R. 3(A).”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Baeslach v. Dancy, Unpublished Decision (8-5-2004) · Haeufle v. Taggart, Unpublished Decision (8-1-2005)