Patel v. Bayliff’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 6 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(a) a reasonable [person] would attach importance to its existence or nonexistence in determining his [or her] choice of action in the transaction in question; or (b) the maker of the representation knows or has reason to know that its recipient regards or is likely to regard the matter as important in determining his [or her] choice of action, although a reasonable [person] would not so regard it.”

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

2. “[A] statement is material or involves a material fact if it will likely affect the conduct of a reasonable person.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Saltire Industrial, Inc. v. Waller, Lansden, Dortch & Davis, PLLC

3. “Wood destroying insect infestation inspection report”

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