Wolfe v. Vaughn’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

21 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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Á parent may waive or be estopped to assert his right to recover for loss of services, etc., by reason of injury to his minor child, and permit the child to recover the full amount to which both would be entitled, as where the parent as next friend brings an action on behalf of the child for the entire injury, or permits the case to proceed on the theory of the child’s right to recover for loss of services and earning capacity during minority. In such case the parent treats the child as emancipated in so far as recovery for such damages is concerned, and cannot thereafter be permitted to claim that he, and not the child, was entitled to recover therefor.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Crystal BLACKWELL, as Next Friend to Jacob Blackwell, a Minor v. SKY HIGH SPORTS NASHVILLE OPERATIONS, LLC

2. ““Since the parent is entitled to the services and earnings of the child so long as the latter is legally under his custody or control, ordinarily an infant suing for personal injuries cannot recover for the impairment of his earning capacity during infancy, or for loss of time, or for expenses in curing his injuries, when, and only when, he is under the control of his parents; after emancipation he may do so. However, he may recover for his mental or physical pain and sufferings, his permanent injuries, and for the impairment of his power to earn money after, arriving at majority.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Crystal BLACKWELL, as Next Friend to Jacob Blackwell, a Minor v. SKY HIGH SPORTS NASHVILLE OPERATIONS, LLC

3. ““[T]he amount fixed by the jury and concurred in by the trial court will be accepted upon appeal unless there is something to show a violation of the discretion, [citation omitted] Where it further appears that the verdict is approved by the Court of Appeals, such concurrence is ‘well-nigh conclusive’ upon this Court. Reeves v. Catignani, 157 Tenn. 173 , 7 S.W.2d 38 .” 177 Tenn. at 688 , 152 S.W.2d at 635 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ellis v. White Freightliner Corp.