Connelly v. Deconinck’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

44 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 44 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “to impose upon the person who lets an automobile for hire a liability for the tortious acts of him who hires it or of anyone who comes into possession of it under the contract of hiring with the express or implied authority of the owner.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ruff v. Rental Car Resources, No. 91 0283752 (Feb. 24, 1992) · 1992 Conn. Super. Ct. 8962 - Meshako v. Thompson, No. 32 01 05 (Sep. 23, 1992)

2. “[w]e cannot impute to the legislature an intent, so unreasonable and of such doubtful constitutionality, to include a liability of the owner for the tortious acts of one who wrongfully acquires possession of the car from him into whose hands it came by the voluntary act of or under authority from the owner.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Castro v. Altra Auto Rental, No. 111309 (Feb. 9, 1996) · Ruff v. Rental Car Resources, No. 91 0283752 (Feb. 24, 1992)

3. “Any person renting or leasing to another any motor vehicle owned by him shall be liable for any damage to any person or property caused by the operation of such motor vehicle while so rented or leased, to the same extent as the operator would have been liable if he had also been the owner.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 1993 Conn. Super. Ct. 11430 - Valuk v. Mathews, No. Cv90 03 37 05s (Dec. 30, 1993) · 1994 Conn. Super. Ct. 7533 - Stewart v. Camrac, Inc., No. Cv93 0531910s (Jul. 25, 1994)