Etheridge v. Hall’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 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. ““We do not wish to be considered as expressing the opinion that the practice of signing bills of exceptions, after the termination of the court, is proper; but cases may exist in which it is necessary to pursue this course, as it is not infrequent that, sufficient time is not allowed to enable a judge to examine them during the term; or counsel may be then too much engaged to prepare them; but it never should be done when resisted by the opposite party at the time the exceptions are taken. In this ease, we are informed by the petition [for a mandamus] that the delay was caused by the request of the judge, and under an assurance that it should be signed after the adjournment of the court; and to allow him now to refuse, without sufficient cause, would deprive the plaintiff of a right secured to him by law.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ah Lep v. Gong Choy