Beeson v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 federal appellate · 1 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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “abuse of discretion in accordance with the practice of reviewing courts to avoid the drastic consequence to clients of denial of their day in court when a more appropriate remedy would have been sanctions against their attorney for his desultory and offhand handling of their case.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Tom Koulouris v. Hymen P. Chalmers, Andy Nanos, and Electronics, Missles & Communications, Incorporated · Del Carmen v. Emerson Electric Co.

2. “the action taken by [the district court] was unnecessarily drastic and foreclosed [the plaintiffs'] opportunity to litigate the merits of their claim for damages for personal injuries.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Del Carmen v. Emerson Electric Co.

3. “a substantial case on the merits is demonstrated.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Cain v. Lane