95 Mo. App. 713 - Powell v. Canaday’s Empirical Analysis

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4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Although a demurrer to the evidence is not strictly applicable to a proceeding in equity, it may be treated as a practical mode of arriving at the view of the trial judge in a proceeding of this kind. At the close of plaintiff’s testimony, the learned judge announced as his opinion that plaintiff had no case in equity. We see no reason why he might not so declare, and thereby save public time and the annoyance of unnecessary proceedings. This'the learned trial'judge did. There was no substantial error in his procedure in so doing.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Porter v. Wilson

2. ““It is therefore considered and adjudged by the court that the writ of injunction herein be dissolved; that the defendant be released from the operations and restrictions thereof, and go hence without day. It is further considered and adjudged that the defendant recover of the plaintiff the costs and charges herein expended, and that he have execution therefor.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Porter v. Wilson