Ex Parte CTB, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

32 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 32 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “'Mandamus is a drastic and extraordinary writ, to be issued only where there is (1) a clear legal right in the petitioner to the order sought; (2) an imperative duty upon the respondent to perform, accompanied by a refusal to do so; (3) the lack of another adequate remedy; and (4) properly invoked jurisdiction of the court.' Ex parte Integon Corp. , 672 So.2d 497 , 499 (Ala. 1995).”

   9 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Cullman Sec. Servs., Inc. v. United Propane Gas, Inc. (Ex parte United Propane Gas, Inc.) · Fish Market Restaurants, Inc. v. Riverfront, LLC

2. “'(1) that enforcement of the forum selection clause[ ] would be unfair on the basis that the contract [ ] [was] affected by fraud, undue influence, or overweening bargaining power or (2) that enforcement would be unreasonable on the basis that the chosen ... forum would be seriously inconvenient for the trial of the action. '”

   6 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Cobb v. Galaxy Mall, Inc. · Caterpillar Fin. Servs. Corp. v. JRD Contracting, Inc. (In re Int'l Paper Co.)

3. “[T]his Court must affirm the judgment of the trial court if that judgment is supported by any valid legal ground, even if that ground was not argued before the trial court or this Court.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Ex Parte Aig Baker Orange Beach Wharf · Patterson v. Liberty Nat. Life Ins. Co.