Stringfellow v. Cain’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 federal appellate · 3 district · 20 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 102 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ That the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the United States over the judgments and decrees of said territo-rial courts in cases, of trial by jury shall' be exercised by writ of error, and in all other cases by appeal according to such rules and regulations as to form and modes of proceeding as the said Supreme Court have prescribed or may hereafter, prescribe :. Provided, that ■on appeal, instead of the evidence at large, a statement of the facts ■ of the case in the nature of a special verdict, and also the rulings of the court on the admission or rejection of evidence when excepted to, shall be made and certified by the court below, and transmitted to the Supreme Court together with the transcript of the proceedings and judgment or decree; but no appellate proceedings in said Supreme Court, heretofore taken upon any such judgment or decree, shall be invalidated by reason of being instituted, by writ of error or by appeal.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Davis v. Fredericks · Gray v. Howe

2. “An act concerning the practice in territorial courts and appeals therefrom,”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Davis v. Fredericks · Wasatch Mining Co. v. Crescent Mining Co.

3. “The court having this day signed and filed its findings of fact and conclusions of law in this case, and the value of the property claimed having been found by the court to be the sum of thirty-nine [five ?] thousand dollars, and the property claimed having been taken into possession of thé plaintiff: Therefore — “ It is adjudged that the plaintiff have and retain possession of the personal property described in the complaint, together with the costs of this action, amounting to the sum of five hundred and thirty-nine dollars.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Paul v. Cullum