Burney v. Torrey’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 72 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 73 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““judgment as to the mental condition of such other person, a witness may give his opinion that the person is of sound mind. Sanity is the normal condition of mankind. The witness with such opportunities, need not in limine be required to testify to the absence of facts which if existing would be evidence of insanity, before giving his opinion that the person is sane. To authorize a non-expert to give his opinion of the existence of an unsound condition of mind he must not only have had the opportunity to form a judgment but the facts should be stated upon which it is based. The admission of opinion testimony is an exception to the general rule, and in our judgment the ends of justice require in all cases where the opinion of a non-expert is admissible to show unsoundness of mind, that the facts upon which it is predicated should be stated.””

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

2. “The law is clearly and fully stated in Taylor v. Kelly, 31 Ala. 59 [ 68 Am. Dec. 150 ], and though different expressions have been used, in later decisions, none were intended to alter or add to the requisites there declared.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. West v. Arrington