102 Mich. App. 136 - Detroit Edison Co. v. Michigan Mutual Insurance’s Empirical Analysis

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41 federal appellate · 2 district · 9 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 149 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “even arguably come within the policy coverage.”

   21 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Lexington Insurance Co. v. Widger Chemical Corporation · Inland Waters Pollution Control, Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance Company

2. “[T]he company shall ... defend any such suit against the insured alleging such injury, sickness, disease or destruction and seeking damages on account thereof, even if such suit is groundless, false or fraudulent; but the company may make such investigation, negotiation and settlement of any claim or suit as it deems expedient____”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Lexington Insurance Co. v. Widger Chemical Corporation · 685 F. Supp. 621 - Fireman's Fund Insurance Companies v. Ex-Cell-O Corp.

3. “It can undertake the defense with notice to the insured that it is reserving the right to challenge its liability on the policy. The second alternative for the insurer is to repudiate liability, refuse to defend and take its chances that there will be a showing that there is no coverage for the insured’s liability.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hi-Mill Manufacturing Co. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 117 F. Supp. 2d 627 - Central Michigan Board of Trustees v. Employers Reinsurance Corp.