Hancock v. Shook’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

55 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 55 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “1) the evidence has come to the knowledge of the party since the trial; 2) failure to discover the evidence sooner was not the result of a lack of due diligence; 3) the evidence is so material that a new trial would produce a different outcome ; and 4) it is not cumulative only or merely impeaching the credibility of a witness.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Vickers · Central Trust and Investment Company v. SignalPoint Asset Management, LLC

2. “An abuse of discretion occurs when a trial court's ruling is clearly against the logic of the circumstances then before the court and is so unreasonable and arbitrary that it shocks the sense of justice and indicates a lack of careful, deliberate consideration.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Palmer v. Colle

3. “The court's ruling on a motion in limine is interlocutory and subject to change during the course of the trial.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Payne v. Fiesta Corp.