Freeman v. Bandlow’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

15 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"* * * A motion for a new trial is directed to the sound discretion of the trial judge and his ruling will not be disturbed unless that discretion is clearly shown to have been abused. An appellate court is reluctant to reverse a trial court on a ruling involving the exercise of discretion in refusing to grant a new trial."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 157 So. 2d 855 - Hatchell v. Hayes

2. “"Contrary inferences of fact could have been drawn in the instant case; but we cannot say with requisite assurance that the jury clearly labored under misconception of the law and the evidence or failed to consider the extent of plaintiff's actual injury and the elements of damages involved."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 163 So. 2d 300 - Bell v. Tarvin

3. “substantial expert opinion testimony tending to show that plaintiff's injuries were grossly exaggerated and that he was largely a malingerer and was not, in fact, appreciably disabled as a result of his mishap.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 157 So. 2d 855 - Hatchell v. Hayes