No. 81-1377’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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “It is a judge’s duty to decide all cases within his jurisdiction that are brought before him, including controversial cases that arouse the most intense feelings in the litigants. His errors may be corrected on appeal, but he should not have to fear that unsatisfied litigants may hound him with litigation charging malice or corruption. Imposing such a burden on judges would contribute not to principled and fearless decision-making, but to intimidation.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 599 F. Supp. 1421 - Doe v. McFaul

2. “the Sixth Circuit has concluded that in light of the encouragement of arbitration and the necessity for arbitrators to facilitate the policy,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Levine v. Wiss & Co.

3. “`it follows that the common law rule protecting arbitrators from suit ought not only be affirmed, but, if need be expanded.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Levine v. Wiss & Co.