Outcalt v. Collier’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

23 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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““(1) All persons who are parties to the proceedings in the trial court, and whose interests will be adversely affected by a reversal of the judgment, must be brought into the appellate proceeding. (2) If the interests of those who are brought into the appellate proceedings as parties will be injuriously affected by a reversal or modification of the judgment complained of, without a reopening of the case as to other parties as to whose interests the judgment has become final by the failure to appeal, the appeal will be dismissed.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Continental Gin Co. v. Huff

2. ““Persons severally liable upon the same obligation or instrument, including the parties to bills of exchange and promissory notes, and indorsers and guarantors, may all or any of them be included in the same action, at the option of the plaintiff.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Francis v. First Nat. Bank of Eufaula

3. ““If the action be against -defendants severally liable, he may without prejudice to his rights against those not served, proceed against the defendants served in the same manner as if they were the only defendants.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Howell v. Hart