Cottone v. Cristiano’s Empirical Analysis
1956
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
September 1995
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Gilbert v. Stanton Brewery, Inc. · Gray v. . Brooklyn Heights R.R. Co. · Leonard v. . Volz
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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[Wjhenever any cognizable right of a person is violated, though there be no substantial injury nor general nor consequential damages, the law requires that the right be declared and affirmed and disapproval of its violation significantly voiced through the form of an award of nominal damages.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Zok v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
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