Butler v. Farner’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

18 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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “We do not address their argument because there is no evidence in the record showing that the defendants were required to post any appeal bond or undertaking under the F.E.D. statute. The defendants therefore lack standing to challenge the constitutionality of the provisions in the F.E.D. statute requiring litigants to post a bond or undertaking on appeal.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. People Ex Rel. Jcs

2. “'the cirenmstances of the particular case, weighing the right of the party requesting the continuance to a fair hearing against the prejudice that may result from delay'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Kallas v. Spinozzi

3. “The structure of the F.E.D. statute evinces a legislative intent to accelerate trial settings in order to provide an expeditious remedy.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. In Re Mercy Housing Management Group Inc. v. Naomi Bermudez.