Bahian v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis

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19 state decisions

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

1. ““In determining preliminary objections in the form of a demurrer, we must accept as true all well-pleaded facts and inferences that may reasonably be deduced therefrom, but not conclusions of law . . . Nor may we sustain a demurrer unless the face of the complaint shows that the law will not permit recovery, and in ruling upon a demurrer, any doubts should be resolved against sustaining the demurrer . . . And, of course, in ruling upon a demurrer, our court may not consider facts not of record ...” 89 Pa. Commw. at 649-50 , 493 A.2d at 806-7 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Eisenhard v. Consolidated Rail Corp.

2. “In determining preliminary objections in the form of a demurrer, we must accept as true all well-pleaded facts and inferences that may reasonably be deduced therefrom, but not conclusions of law. . . . Nor may we sustain a demurrer unless the law will not permit recovery, and in ruling upon a demurrer, any' doubts should be resolved against sustaining the demurrer. ...”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 104 Pa. Commw. 540 - Feigley v. JEFFES