Mountein v. King’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

21 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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"While a bill in equity should not contain distinct and disconnected causes of action as to which different independent decrees may be rendered, yet one defendant against whom relief is sought in every phase of the case is not prejudiced by the joinder of matters, and he cannot in general justly complain on his demurrer to the bill of complaint of having one rather than several suits brought against him."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. The Century Tr. Co. v. the Allison Realty Co.

2. ““In considering the question of multifariousness, the matter particularly involved is convenience in the administration of justice, and if this can be aceomplished by the mode of procedure adopted, an objection for multifariousness should not be allowed.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Taylor v. Taylor

3. “Frequently the fact that demands which are otherwise entirely distinct relate to the same subject-matter affords a sufficient connection to justify their union in one bill, and avoids an objection for multifariousness. * * *”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. The Century Tr. Co. v. the Allison Realty Co.