145 N.C. App. 194 - Cardwell v. Henry’s Empirical Analysis

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8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““the proper measure of damages in a rent abatement action based on a breach of the implied warranty of habitability is the difference between the fair rental value of the property in a warranted condition and the fair rental value of the property in its unwar ranted condition; provided, however, the damages do not exceed the total amount of rent paid by the tenant. Additionally, the tenant is entitled to any ‘special and consequential damages alleged and proved.’ ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 171 N.C. App. 479 - Dean v. Hill

2. “well settled law that although the sufficiency of the evidence to support the trial court’s findings may be raised on appeal, the appellate courts are bound by the trial courts’ findings of fact where there is some evidence to support those findings, even though the evidence might sustain findings to the contrary.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 192 N.C. App. 155 - S.B. Simmons Landscaping & Excavating, Inc. v. Boggs

3. “The standard of review on appeal from a judgment entered after a non-jury trial is whether there is competent evidence to support the trial court's findings of fact and whether the findings support the conclusions of law and ensuing judgment.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 242 N.C. App. 507 - Stikeleather Realty & Invs. Co. v. Broadway