Haley v. Highland’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The trial de novo shall be conducted as though no arbitration proceeding had occurred. No reference shall be made to the arbitration award, in any pleading, brief, or other written or oral statement to the trial court or jury either before or during the trial, nor, in a jury trial, shall the jury be informed that there has been an arbitration proceeding.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Haley v. Highland

2. “But we need not adopt the Wilkerson approach to determine Haley improved his position at the trial de novo. Nothing in MAR 7.3 precludes consideration of attorney fees or costs awarded at a trial de novo when determining whether a party improved his or her position. The plain, unambiguous language of MAR 7.3 provides:”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Haley v. Highland

3. “Enclosed is a declaration for attorney fees for Plaintiffs. It includes all amounts through Thursday, April 27, 1995. It includes blanks for the remaining time through the completion of the arbitration hearing and for the bottom line total. At the hearing, I will complete the blanks and sign the declaration.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Haley v. Highland