Proffitt v. Aldridge’s Empirical Analysis

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13 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. ““(b) If a workman does not leave any such dependents, [wholly dependent] but' leaves dependents in part dependent on his earnings, such percentage of the sum provided in paragraph 2 (a) of this section as the average annual contributions which the deceased made to the support of such dependents during the two years preceding the injury bears to his average annual earnings during such two years.” (Italics supplied.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Kelly v. Lassen Hotel Co.

2. ““(a) If a workman leaves any dependents wholly dependent upon his earnings, a sum equal to three times his average yearly earnings, computed as provided in section 11 [44-511] of this act, but not exceeding four thousand dollars and not less than two thousand dollars . . .” (Italics supplied.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Kelly v. Lassen Hotel Co.