Canady’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

18 federal appellate · 2 district · 2 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 63 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “an error in designating the issue appealed will not result in a loss of appeal as long as `the intent to appeal a specific judgment can be fairly inferred and the appellee is not prejudiced by the mistake.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Dang v. Commissioner · Bogart v. Chapell

2. “a mere breach of contract, even if intentional, is not sufficiently unfair or deceptive to sustain an action under [the UTPA,] N.C.G.S. § 75-1.1.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Kelly Broussard Jim Stephens Mark Zuckerman Arnold Fischthal John Hagar Vincent Matera Denis Wickham Mary Ann Wickham Kenex Corporation Ralph Yarusso v. Meineke Discount Muffler Shops, Incorporated New Horizons Advertising, Incorporated Gkn Parts Industries Gkn, Plc Ronald Smythe Gene Zhiss Ted Pearce, and Michigan Franchisees, Which Consists Of: Peter D. Beyer, Ronald S. Slack, Susan I. Slack, Sherman J. Radford, Jayne Radford, William J. Varney, Sr., William J. Varney, Jr., Sher-Jay and Sons, Incorporated, and M.A.T.M., Incorporated, Atl International, Incorporated Blimpie International, Incorporated Burger King Corporation Doctor's Associates, Incorporated Foodmaker, Incorporated Golden Corral Corporation Hardee's Food Systems, Inc. International Dairy Queen, Incorporated McDonald Corporation Mobil Oil Corporation the Southland Corporation Secretary of Commerce of the State of North Carolina American Council of Life Insurance Securities Industry Association British American Business Council of North Carolina, Incorporated American Association of Franchisees and Dealers American Franchisee Association Sal Lobello Goodwin Management Group, Inc. Steven D. Loye Family Limited Partnership Ps & F Enterprises Inc. Stephen Parascondola Robert Ott, Amici Curiae. Kelly Broussard Jim Stephens Mark Zuckerman Arnold Fischthal John Hagar Vincent Matera Denis Wickham Mary Ann Wickham Kenex Corporation Ralph Yarusso v. Meineke Discount Muffler Shops, Incorporated New Horizons Advertising, Incorporated Gkn Parts Industries Gkn, Plc Ronald Smythe Gene Zhiss Ted Pearce, and Michigan Franchisees, Which Consists Of: Peter D. Beyer, Ronald S. Slack, Susan I. Slack, Sherman J. Radford, Jayne Radford, William J. Varney, Sr., William J. Varney, Jr., Sher-Jay and Sons, Incorporated, and M.A.T.M., Incorporated, Atl International, Incorporated Blimpie International, Incorporated Burger King Corporation Doctor's Associates, Incorporated Foodmaker, Incorporated Golden Corral Corporation Hardee's Food Systems, Inc. International Dairy Queen, Incorporated McDonald Corporation Mobil Oil Corporation the Southland Corporation Secretary of Commerce of the State of North Carolina American Council of Life Insurance Securities Industry Association British American Business Council of North Carolina, Incorporated American Association of Franchisees and Dealers American Franchisee Association Sal Lobello Robert Ott Stephen Parascondola Ps & F Enterprises Inc. Steven D. Loye Family Limited Partnership Goodwin Management Group, Inc., Amici Curiae · Broussard

3. “[i]n order to avoid technical impediments to appellate review, we construe Rule 3(c) liberally.”

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