Ward v. Housman’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

17 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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “1) the extent of the party’s personal responsibility; 2) the history of dilatoriness; 3) whether the attorney’s conduct was willful and in bad faith; 4) meritoriousness of the claim; 5) prejudice to the other party, and 6) alternative sanctions.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jaroszewski v. Flege · Manning v. Wilkinson

2. “(1) For failure of the plaintiff to prosecute or to comply with these rules or any order of the court, a defendant may move for dismissal of an action or of any claim against him. [[Image here]] (3) Unless the court in its order for dismissal otherwise specifies, a dismissal under this Rule, and any dismissal not provided for in Rule 41, other than a dismissal for lack of jurisdiction, for improper venue, for want of prosecution under Rule 77.02(2), or for failure to join a party under Rule 19, operates as an adjudication upon the merits.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Manning v. Wilkinson

3. “the case at hand was not one where the dismissed party had no expert but was prevented from using the expert’s testimony as a sanctioning technique for the dilatory conduct of the Wards’ counsel. CR 56, Summary Judgments, is not to be used as a sanctioning tool of the trial courts. 14”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jaroszewski v. Flege